Topic > Gatsby's Color Symbolism - 611

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, he uses colors to symbolize a character's inner thoughts and feelings or the deeper meaning of an object. Use colors to symbolize the many different ideas in the book. Colors are very often used as symbols and hues create atmosphere in several scenes in the book. Color symbolism is used to convey a deeper message to readers and help them understand the characters. The novel shows the main themes through the use and explanation of many different colors. The color white is associated with purity and innocence. In the novel Nick describes the room in Tom's house where Daisy and Jordan are introduced. He describes the room as “bright” and the windows as “shimmering white against the grass.” The clothes Jordan and Daisy wear are also white. In the first chapter, Daisy and Jordan's "girlhood" is described as "beautiful and white." Childhood represents innocence and since the color white is associated with it, white also becomes a representation of innocence. The effect that the color white has is the impression of a pure and clean environment...