The Great Gatsby Color Analysis

In the novel, The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, color is expressed in a variety of ways. The author uses color to emphasize his vision. The use of color throughout the novel further advances the emotion and irony between the characters relationships. To fully understand the meaning behind the color, it is important to identify the environment in which they are used in. White, green, gold and more are colors that Fitzgerald wants the reader to visualize a more in depth meaning. This is done so the audience can feel the emotion and thought process of the characters. Without this symbolism of color used throughout the novel, readers will not acquire the right connection to the characters. Life in color gives people an advantage to a greater understanding of emotions that are felt day-by-day.
Delicate, honorable and innocence are used to specify the color white. Fitzgerald uses the color white to represent purity. Two of
Gold, representing this happy, upbeat, spring of life is used quite frequently throughout the novel. “At Gatsby’s parties even the turkeys turn to gold “..turkeys bewitched a dark gold”” (Fitzgerald 41). Parties that Gatsby throws are decorated in gold, giving his guests an opportunity to escape their past and live in the present. “While Gatsby is a "mystery" for those who attend his parties, he is even more, as Nick Carraway notes, "an elusive rhythm, a fragment of lost words" (The Great Gatsby and the obscene word). Although, Gatsby was marked as a mystery, people all over would still attend his parties. Gatsby’s parties give a promising appeal to people that it will be a night to never forget. These grand events taken place at Gatsby’s home, are something to look forward to. His guest developed an attachment to Gatsby’s gold riches. The color gold makes a mark, when representing happiness and new riches also known as wealth, to people’s