What Does The Egg Symbolize In The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism and adds complexity to the characters and deepens our understanding to their true identity. There is always a deeper thought into everything that happens.
The identity of white is rottened by the eerie characters of East Egg. The people of East Egg are different from the people of West Egg, a border between the new rich and the old rich. East Egg can be described as a winter wonderland because people there are known to wear the color white. White is a sign of purity and goodness like the outside color of an egg. The white shell that covers the fakeness inside the egg, which is yellow, represents fakeness and jealousy. “Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of …show more content…
Gatsby’s green light was his hope in Daisy leaving Tom for him. The reason for his massive parties and exuberant clothing was to impress Daisy. Even before he left for the war, him and Daisy had loved each other. He wrote a letter to Daisy explaining his love for her before she left. On her wedding day, she became intoxicated while she was reading the letter he has written for her. She then was so drunk that she wanted to not marry Tom and wanted to go back to Gatsby. But her friends sobered her up and had Jordan put the letter in the water and watch it dissolve, to show that she will not go back to Gatsby; she will marry Tom. Since then he has been trying to win her back. It wasn’t until Tom found out about their affair; she came out to Toms saying that she was in love with Gatsby. “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter--- tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…. And one fine morning---- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back carelessly into the past”. ( pg. 193) Gatsby believed that we have a million choices and a million chances. The older we get, the fewer chances we have to reach our goals. But no matter what, there is still hope that not even distance can come between you and what your dreams
In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism and adds complexity to the characters and deepens our understanding to their true identity. There is always a deeper thought into everything that happens.
The identity of white is rottened by the eerie characters of East Egg. The people of East Egg are different from the people of West Egg, a border between the new rich and the old rich. East Egg can be described as a winter wonderland because people there are known to wear the color white. White is a sign of purity and goodness like the outside color of an egg. The white shell that covers the fakeness inside the egg, which is yellow, represents fakeness and jealousy. “Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of …show more content…
Gatsby’s green light was his hope in Daisy leaving Tom for him. The reason for his massive parties and exuberant clothing was to impress Daisy. Even before he left for the war, him and Daisy had loved each other. He wrote a letter to Daisy explaining his love for her before she left. On her wedding day, she became intoxicated while she was reading the letter he has written for her. She then was so drunk that she wanted to not marry Tom and wanted to go back to Gatsby. But her friends sobered her up and had Jordan put the letter in the water and watch it dissolve, to show that she will not go back to Gatsby; she will marry Tom. Since then he has been trying to win her back. It wasn’t until Tom found out about their affair; she came out to Toms saying that she was in love with Gatsby. “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter--- tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…. And one fine morning---- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back carelessly into the past”. ( pg. 193) Gatsby believed that we have a million choices and a million chances. The older we get, the fewer chances we have to reach our goals. But no matter what, there is still hope that not even distance can come between you and what your dreams