Saturday, October 29, 2016

Colors of the Gatsby Rainbow

What do you think of when you think of colors?  Does each color stand for something different?  Do those meanings change based on the context the color is used in?  So far, the colors in The Great Gatsby have really fascinated me.  Although there has been a plethora of colors used in the first 3 chapters, the most prominent colors up to this point have been blue, green, and white.  According to http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.htm, the color blue represents depth, stability, trust loyalty, wisdom, confidence, trust, faith, and heaven.  The color blue was used in The Great Gatsbv to describe his blue gardens and to describe TJ Eckleburg's eyes.  I think that TJ Ecklburg's eyes stand for trust and tho show that Gatsby trusts TJ.  However, I am not quite sure what the blue garden stands for. The next color, green stands for growth, harmony, and freshness. Green is used in the book in the very first chapter when it talks about Gatsby reaching out for the green light.  In this case, I think that the green stands for growth, but the growth that he is still longing for.   Lastly, the color white is also used very often throughout the first 3 chapters.  White stands for light, goodness, purity, cleanliness, and faith.  Fitzgerald uses the color white in the novel to represent Daisy.  When they first introduce Daisy, she is wearing a white dress.  In this case I feel that Daisy is innocent and does represent purity, the example given about her dress.  As we continue to read, I am curious if any of the meanings of these colors will change and if they will change to make someone seem worse than they started.     

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