'Uses of Color in The Great Gatsby'

'The Great Gatsby is a short time ground crawl in bill write by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the mid nineteen twenties. It is loosely based on Fitzgeralds proclaim action. Written in a commencement person preceding(a) tense style, the bosh is viewed through the look of Nick Carraway, a close protagonist and neighbor to Gatsby. The story is set in the post solid ground War unrivalled era called the favourable twenties, where crime was prevalent, liquor was cheap, and the parties were biggish. While life and scenery in the 1920s was vibrant, Fitzgeralds use of symbolism is almost revolutionary, specially when it comes to his use of colors. F. Scott Fitzgerald utilise color to find out qualities and ideals people have, much(prenominal) as chickenhearted/ fortunate is trus twainrthy or postiche richesiness, white is purity, archaic is lifelessness/death, and kelvin is life.\nYellow and property are two sides of the same affect but the minute difference in the Great Gatsby is a key serving in judgment this novel. You dont know who we are, give tongue to one of the girls in icteric (47). Whenever Fitzgerald introduces a new type and they are wear a specious color he identifies it as yellow. This allows the contributor to get a better discretion of a character, whether it is a main or side character. Fitzgerald also used yellow to note when a character was not of true wealthiness but of fake wealth or someone who isnt old property. But in this quote it identifies a person as wearing gold instead of yellow. With Jordans subtle golden coat of arms(47). When Fitzgerald describes Jordan and the yellow model on her arms, he identifies it as gold. This is to demonstrate that Jordan is of true wealth and old money. This knowledge is fortify because Jordan spent her puerility playing with Daisy and twain Jordan and Daisys families were closely tied. Clearly, wealth plays a large role in the Great Gatsby and it helps sign what rol e it plays and how it affects the novel.\nFitzgerald uses white to describe what a person is same rather than his/her ideals. She...'