How Does Fitzgerald Use Realism In The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has been identified as a great success, and perhaps even one of the greatest novels of all time. In order to be revered as a classic, a novel must have one or more qualities that place it above the rest. One of The Great Gatsby's best qualities is Fitzgerald's incredible use of realism and symbolism. Symbolism and realism the key elements that made this work a success are evident in the development of plot, setting, and characters throughout the novel.
When carefully read it is clear that The Great Gatsby has several plots and underlying sub-plots. Fitzgerald uses realism to develop these plots by choosing plots that would be believable to readers. For example, the main plot of "The American Dream", …show more content…
Fitzgerald uses the colors of white and green as suggestions of future promise. The gold or yellow rimmed glasses represent the materialistic desire for money, and superficial wealth. White and green are shown throughout the beginning of the novel, first, through green and white luminous light. Daisy is constantly shown in white. White depicts virginity, innocence, honesty, wealth, and the appearance of cleanliness. Gatsby believes that there is hope for his future relationship with Daisy. Gold is portrayed in many different places in this novel. "While studies of color symbolism in Gatsby are numerous, few have noted how strikingly unusual and jarring these colors seem when paired with the objects they describe. Again, the effect is a mixture of surprise and a realization of appropriateness as we visualize Gatsby's blue gardens', his blue lawn', his pink suit, his yellow car, his silver shirt, and his golden-colored tie; or hear the yellow cocktail music at his parties. On a literal level, the garishness of Gatsby's car and wardrobe speak eloquently of his lack of style and foreshadow the inevitability of his defeat by the Buchanans, whose world is described in more muted colors. Daisy, as often been pointed out, is associated throughout the novel, ironically, with the color white. But when these unusual color-noun sets are seen as part of a larger pattern of arresting adjective-noun linkages,
When carefully read it is clear that The Great Gatsby has several plots and underlying sub-plots. Fitzgerald uses realism to develop these plots by choosing plots that would be believable to readers. For example, the main plot of "The American Dream", …show more content…
Fitzgerald uses the colors of white and green as suggestions of future promise. The gold or yellow rimmed glasses represent the materialistic desire for money, and superficial wealth. White and green are shown throughout the beginning of the novel, first, through green and white luminous light. Daisy is constantly shown in white. White depicts virginity, innocence, honesty, wealth, and the appearance of cleanliness. Gatsby believes that there is hope for his future relationship with Daisy. Gold is portrayed in many different places in this novel. "While studies of color symbolism in Gatsby are numerous, few have noted how strikingly unusual and jarring these colors seem when paired with the objects they describe. Again, the effect is a mixture of surprise and a realization of appropriateness as we visualize Gatsby's blue gardens', his blue lawn', his pink suit, his yellow car, his silver shirt, and his golden-colored tie; or hear the yellow cocktail music at his parties. On a literal level, the garishness of Gatsby's car and wardrobe speak eloquently of his lack of style and foreshadow the inevitability of his defeat by the Buchanans, whose world is described in more muted colors. Daisy, as often been pointed out, is associated throughout the novel, ironically, with the color white. But when these unusual color-noun sets are seen as part of a larger pattern of arresting adjective-noun linkages,