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. ... With the use of symbolic colors; green, gold, yellow, and white, he exposes the true nature of his characters. ... Revealed through many characters, yellow exemplifies the idea of falsity and corruption in the Great Gatsby. ... The color signals to the reader of a flaw in the integrity of a character. ... Showing how the outside of many character may seem pure but once inside they ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald uses the color green in regards to many different aspects of the novel. ... The color green is also used in The Great Gatsby to represent money and wealth. ... The green light is near Gatsby. ... Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. ... It brings out Gatsby's character by showing that Gatsby dreamt about Daisy loving him, but deep down, he knew that this was only a dream and that it could never become a reality. ...

• Word Count: 1898
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In great literature, symbolism is used as a way of strengthening a story. ... 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. It embodies the essence of Gatsby's character and is used to represent 2 of the main themes in the story: Hope and Money. ... 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

Throughout the novel, green has many possible interpretations, but its use to explain Gatsby's character is probably the most meaningful in the story. ... Gatsby can be seen as an envious, jealous character. ... Owl Eyes is a character that right away realizes that Gatsby is putting on a show. ... It is most important to Gatsby's character. ... Gatsby dramatically catches the clock before it falls and all three characters are speechless, stricken with a strange awe of the precious clock. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Resemblance of Colors The novel The Great Gatsby was written in the 1920's, after the World War I. ... The colors establish the mood of the novel and personalities of the characters. ... Representations of these colors were used to show the meaning of situations, or the character. ... The main character of the book, Jay Gatsby was represented by the color green. ... Gatsby and Daisy were separated in their past because Gatsby was not rich enough for Daisy. ...

• Word Count: 559
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School