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    The Innocence of Man F. Scott Fitzgerald evaluates the destruction of innocence and its hypocritical wealth coating in his novel‚ “The Great Gatsby”. Between West Egg and East Egg you have two kinds of people‚ Old Money and New Money‚ and both through one route or another are crooked. As New Money swindles‚ Old Money cheats‚ and as New Money bluffs‚ Old Money lies. In chapter 1‚ innocence is first shown when Daisy’s unnamed child is presented before Nick. This then starts a chain of corruptions

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    is that of the color white. The color white is often associated with light‚ goodness‚ innocence‚ and purity. The meaning of this color evolves as the novel progresses‚ changing in relation to Dorian’s character. The deteriorating portrait is a reminder of this loss of innocence and purity‚ and it shows the detrimental effects of sin. The sins Dorian commit disfigure the beauty of the portrait. Although Dorian’s face retains a flawless look of purity and innocence‚ the color white appears consistently

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    deeper meaning to colors being used in novels? When someone hears the color blue or green they often times think of it meaning or signifying envy or sadness but that is not always the case. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are many different colors used that signify much deeper things than just using the color to describe something. Fitzgerald’s emphasis on the green light throughout the novel plays a large role in relation to the love that Jay Gatsby has always had

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    Colors and Descriptions for Emotion Colors within the novel are also used to stir the emotion of the reader. Fitzgerald changes the color of the car used by Gatsby at first it is cream colored‚ but it later changes to yellow the color of corruption and greed after Daisy and Gatsby strike and kill Myrtle. When Fitzgerald writes‚ “With enchanting murmurs Daisy admired this aspect or that of the feudal silhouette against the sky‚ admired the gardens‚ the sparkling odor of jonquils and the frothy odor

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    In his novel The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald used the colors green‚ white‚ and yellow for symbolism-representing money‚ innocence‚ and corruption respectively. The use of symbolic color occurs throughout the novel‚ helping give a better understanding and description of characterization and setting. In literature‚ green is often used to symbolize money‚ envy‚ and in Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby’s love for Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald most often used green to represent old money. This is a factor in Jay

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    In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby are neighbors. Daisy‚ who is Nick’s cousin is married to Tom Buchanan who is also having an affair with Myrtle. Myrtle is married to a guy named Wilson and they live in the Valley of Ashes. Gatsby however used to be with Daisy when they were younger and is still in love with her now. Nick‚ Daisy‚ Jay and Tom all live in the richer area of New York. Throughout the novel a lot of drama goes down between all characters and in the end both

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    The Colors of Gatsby

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    English III 21 September 2011 The Colors of Gatsby In the novel The Great Gatsby there are many forms of symbolism that are well used. Symbolism can be interpreted in many different ways. Authors use symbols to try and get the reader to connect and think more about what they are reading. Symbolism is a very good technique when writing because it helps make a book more interesting and adds depth. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses symbolism to help the book be more intriguing and

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    Character Color Analysis"The Great Gatsby"‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is discusses social classes‚ and focuses on the theme of a fading social order. This theme is shown in the relationships between the characters and undoubtedly in the characters themselves. Throughout the novel‚ Fitzgerald not only uses color symbolism to set the scenes and events‚ but he also uses it to present‚ describe‚ and shape every single character. Gatsby is one of these characters; his choices‚ decisions‚ ideas‚

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    yellows and golds‚ which we’re thinking has something to do with…gold (in the cash money sense). Why gold and not green? Because we’re talking about the real stuff‚ the authentic‚ traditional‚ "old money" – not these new-fangled dollar bills. So you have Gatsby’s party‚ where the turkeys are "bewitched to dark gold‚" and Jordan’s "slender golden arm[s]" (3.19)‚ and Daisy the "golden girl" (7.99)‚ and Gatsby wearing a gold tie to see Daisy at Nick’s house. But yellow is different. Yellow is fake

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    In The Great Gatsby you will see a lot of references to colors. Some of the colors include green‚white and yellow. All the colors have special meaning behind them. The novel‚ The Great Gatsby ‚ is like a mystery behind a painters palette. F.Scott Fitzgerald uses the color green to represent hope throughout The Great Gatsby. “Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing except a single green light‚ minute and far way‚ that might have been the end of a dock.” In this quote the color

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