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Gatsby Colors and Symbols Chart
White:
Archetypal associations- White is usually associated with purity, or the sense of innocence in people. Also, white is commonly used with cleansing and wholesomeness. The color white seems pure, and untainted by anything else, and seems to go well with any other color.
Use in Great Gatsby- In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses the color white to mainly associate with the character of Daisy. He refers to the color white in many spots in the book while describing her character, her dress, and her house. He starts off the novel with the impression that Daisy represents the innocence and purity of the novel. “The windows were ajar and gleaming white against the fresh grass outside that seemed to grow a little way into the house...twisting them up towards the frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling…” (pg 8). This quote describes Daisy’s house she shares with Tom, and with the mentioning of white, and “wedding-cake” which is usually white as well, which shows her elegance and purity wherever she goes and lives. When first described, “They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering…” (pg 8), which shows how she wears and carries cleanliness around her. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald keeps referencing white with Daisy, and her sense of purity, as there is the color white it seems whenever Daisy is present, and also with her physical description. In the book Fitzgerald mentions Daisy’s “white neck,” and “His heart beat faster and faster as Daisy’s white face came up to his own.” (pg 112). He lures the reader into thinking that Daisy is this angelic figure, when later in the novel, and even pretty early on the reader gets the hint that Daisy might not be as white as Fitzgerald portrays her as.
Green:
Archetypal associations- Green is usually associated with envy and jealousy, with phrases such as “green with envy.” But green also represents nature, and the calming natural environment and
White:
Archetypal associations- White is usually associated with purity, or the sense of innocence in people. Also, white is commonly used with cleansing and wholesomeness. The color white seems pure, and untainted by anything else, and seems to go well with any other color.
Use in Great Gatsby- In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses the color white to mainly associate with the character of Daisy. He refers to the color white in many spots in the book while describing her character, her dress, and her house. He starts off the novel with the impression that Daisy represents the innocence and purity of the novel. “The windows were ajar and gleaming white against the fresh grass outside that seemed to grow a little way into the house...twisting them up towards the frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling…” (pg 8). This quote describes Daisy’s house she shares with Tom, and with the mentioning of white, and “wedding-cake” which is usually white as well, which shows her elegance and purity wherever she goes and lives. When first described, “They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering…” (pg 8), which shows how she wears and carries cleanliness around her. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald keeps referencing white with Daisy, and her sense of purity, as there is the color white it seems whenever Daisy is present, and also with her physical description. In the book Fitzgerald mentions Daisy’s “white neck,” and “His heart beat faster and faster as Daisy’s white face came up to his own.” (pg 112). He lures the reader into thinking that Daisy is this angelic figure, when later in the novel, and even pretty early on the reader gets the hint that Daisy might not be as white as Fitzgerald portrays her as.
Green:
Archetypal associations- Green is usually associated with envy and jealousy, with phrases such as “green with envy.” But green also represents nature, and the calming natural environment and