It seems that the American dream has been perverted, reversed. Decay is most evident in the so-called "valley of ashes." With great virtuosity, Fitzgerald describes a barren wasteland which probably has little to do with the New York landscape and instead serves to comment on the downfall of American society. Decayĭecay is a word that constantly comes up in The Great Gatsby, which is appropriate in a novel which centers around the death of the American Dream. Tom finds his wife's infidelity intolerable, however, he does not hesitate to lie to her about his own affair. The standards for honesty and morality seem to be dependent on class and gender in this novel. Her sense of why Gatsby should not behave in an immoral manner is based on what she expects from members of her milieu, rather than what she believes to be intrinsically right. Her indignation at his "dishonesty," however, is less moral than class-based. Ironically, it is the corrupt Daisy who takes pause at Gatsby's sordid past. Nick is able to admire Gatsby despite his knowledge of the man's illegal dealings and bootlegging. If one thinks of no color in the book, what would the story symbolize? How could it be analyzed? Could people even have interest in it? Color is an important part of literature which is used often and will always be an element of a good novel.Honesty is does not seem to determine which characters are sympathetic and which are not in this novel in quite the same way that it does in others. Without color, the book would be without interest or meaning. In The Great Gatsby, color is used as most of the symbolism in the book. In summary, color plays an important role on the content which is written in a novel.
The gray valley of ashes ties in very well with this concept when Myrtle dies in the ugly, hopeless town. “(26) This shows that there is no hope for George Wilson. When the book describes Wilson with “an ashen dust veiled suit and his pale hair…. The gray surroundings symbolize the poor rode ahead that is existent without any life of color to come. “(23) The people who live in this gray city are hopeless and poor. “(23) It is also noted that, “occasionally a line of gray cars crawls along…. Fitzgerald describes the Valley of Ashes as “… a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys… d ash-gray men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud…. They may look different, but deep down, the two can be seen as the same item. Gold and green are as much a contrast of new and old, but they do have a distant connection just as a new and an old car have the same connection. ellow car,” in which he will attempt to be of old money, even though everyone knows that Gatsby is not of old money. A quotation of new money gold is “… Jordan’s slender golden arm resting on mine…” Gatsby desperately buys “…. As green and gold contrast, so do Gatsby and Tom. Tom could be seen as a gold person for he has old money. In contrast to green, yellow and gold are used to be an example of old money, unlike green that is used to depict the new money of gold. ” All of these symbols depict Gatsby’s money. Symbols of Gatsby’s money included his large green lawn and the green ivy growing up his house.Īlso, in his car, it depicts the passengers sitting “in a sort of green leather conservatory. Gatsby feels that he needs green money to live and to impress Daisy. In the story, money controls the life of the people in the story. ” In like manner, green is also used to symbolize money. This makes him a man of who, is “Green with envy. He knows that he is not old money like the people he invites to his parties. For one, he is extremely envious of Tom Buchanan because of the fact that he has the one thing he can’t buy, Daisy.Īlso, Gatsby is extremely envious of the people that he invites to his house. Gatsby can be seen as an envious man for a few reasons. One of the possible meanings of green in this story is envy. The reason for this may be that green is the color used to describe the main character of the novel, Jay Gatsby.
Apparently, green is the most prominently used color in the novel. Scott Fitzgerald, the colors green, yellow/gold, and gray are used to represent the attributes of the colored person or place. In literature, colors are often purposefully chosen for different characters to represent the character’s personalities. A person wearing a neon green shirt and purple pleather pants is probably more likely to be outgoing than someone wearing jeans and a white polo. Could the color of her clothing tell me about the type of personality that she has? At first, one may think that this is a stereotype, however at times it can be true.
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