Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby" is a novel describing what Jay Gatsby goes through in a vain attempt to regain his long lost love, Daisy. ... The initial appearance of the green light occurs when Gatsby is standing in front of his mansion and stretching out his arms to "a single green light, minute and far away that might have been the end of a dock." (22) Fitzgerald symbolizes the green light as the key to reaching Daisy. ... Fitzgerald uses white to represent innocence and purity. ... In "The Great Gatsby", colors are employed throughout the pages to convey impressionistic...

• Word Count: 326
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

F. Scott Fitzgerald used the imagery of colours in his book The Great Gatsby. ... To Gatsby, Daisy represents innocence and purity; however, Fitzgerald uses different shades of white to hide her corruption. ... Fitzgerald used green most frequently to symbolize Gatsby's love for Daisy Buchanan. ... In The Great Gatsby, colors are employed throughout the pages to convey impressionistic, but important, images to the reader. ...

• Word Count: 550
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the "roaring twenties" depicts the post-war generation of the newly rich and wannabes, whose extravagant lifestyles center around parties, wealth and affairs. ... Revealed through many characters, yellow exemplifies the idea of falsity and corruption in the Great Gatsby. ... Fitzgerald tries to stress the depravation of the actions Daisy takes after the accident. ... Fitzgerald fixates on the comparative idea of color and concept. ...

• Word Count: 1255
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Colours are used in a symbolic way throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott. Fitzgerald and green and white are the most predominately used colours in this way. ... Gatsby. Excuse me"" within these lines the responder gains an idea of corruption or bribery between Gatsby and the policeman which becomes clear when Gatsby says "I was able to do the commissioner a favor once, and he sends me a Christmas card every year." ...

• Word Count: 679
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In great literature, symbolism is used as a way of strengthening a story. ... In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, color symbolism is used extensively, particularly, the color green. The color green is one of the more prominent colors in The Great Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, color symbolism is one of the most important aspects used to develop the main character, Jay Gatsby. ...

• Word Count: 773
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School