Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog

Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Colors by Scoot

White represent honorable wealth and upper class.
-Daisy is the perfect character to embody this trait.
-Money is always on her mind.
-She is usually always wearing white or it is described for her personality.
-Jordan and Daisy's childhood is "beautiful white".
-Gatsby dresses up in "daisy" colors to help with the effort of getting with her again. White tux.

Yellow and gold represent superiority, material wealth and money
-Ironic that the inside of a daisy is yellow
-Gatsby's house is not his real wealth but just his material wealth
-Myrtle is killed by Gatsby's yellow car, outside of Wilsons yellow house
-Gatsby's first encounter with Daisy her was wearing a gold neck tie
-T.J. Eckleburg has yellow glasses

Blue represents hope
-Gatsby's blue gardens
-T.J's eyes are blue
-NEED MORE IDEAS FOR BLUE SYMBOLISM

Green represents desire and corrupted hope
-Green light at the end of Daisy's dock
-When Nick first sees Gatsby he is reaching for a green lamp




1 comment:

  1. Scout,

    This seems like a very fruitful approach to the novel. In the interest of time, I'm going to refer you to some of the more extensive comments I have made on other, related posts--those in which some of your peers are also considering examining the role colors play in supporting the larger meaning of the novel. I hope they are helpful!

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