I am writing about the colors in Great Gatsby. The characters and objects in the book are given life by the colors. Yellow/gold, blue, green, and white are the colors that are used throughout the book.
White- Upper class, superiority.
White "fashionable" white palaces
Daisy and Jordan are wearing white when we first see them
white girlhood in Louisville
Tom says the white race will be "utterly submerged"
Catherine's face is white
Nick wears white to gatsby's party
Yellow/gold- wealth
Tom's mansion windows reflect gold
Gatsby wears a gold tie to Nick's house
shuttle is yellow
Myrtle lives in a yellow brick house
The car that hit Myrtle is yellow
Twin's wear yellow to the party
Blue-hope
TJ Eckleburg's eyes
Gatsby's garden
blue uniform worn by chauffeur
Wilson's eyes
Green- Corrupted Hope
Reaching for the green light
"Gatsby believed in the green light" on the last page
uses green light to show his love
Connor,
ReplyDeleteA good post--and a good topic! As Griffin is taking a similar approach, you might want to check out my comments on her post (though I think you have a good handle on how the novel's color scheme supports its larger message about the demise of the American Dream). I look forward to your first draft!