The 1920’s was a time of great growth for women in America. Women began to have short haircuts‚ wear shorter dresses‚ and smoke cigarettes. These were practically unheard of in the years before for women. They were liberated and installed with a sense of confidence‚ especially from their newfound suffrage. This also brought along criticism towards the new woman of the 1920s. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the female characters Jordan‚ Myrtle‚ and Daisy are seen in a negative way through
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role of women in society took on new forms and pushed unprecedented boundaries. Women were more independent as well as promiscuous. Jordan Baker’s maleness in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby depicts the changing woman in the 1920’s. Fitzgerald blends the strong individualistic woman of the twenties with her feminine counterpart through his character‚ Jordan Baker. Jordan‚ an unmarried professional golf player‚ is assertively independent and seems rather masculine in contrast to Daisy Buchanan‚ her “girlie
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Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby No two people are the same in the world we live. Some are different shapes and sizes; others maintain a narrow minded perspective. There are many things that differentiate human beings from one other‚ but Jordan Baker stands out the most. She a major character throughout the novel‚ and contributes to the story in the highest degree. She embodies the shallowness and arrogance of people during the 1920’s. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jordan Baker portrays
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The characters in The Great Gatsby are round‚ especially Jordan Baker. Jordan Baker‚ a major influence on the novel was not only well described and complex‚ but also unwavering when it came to what she liked the most: golf‚ she would go to sleep early so that she could properly rest the night before the tournament. “’Ten O’clock‚’ she remarked apparently finding the time on the ceiling. ‘Time for this good girl to go to bed’. ‘Jordan is going to play in the tournament to-morrow‚’ explained Daisy
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is full of symbols and symbolic ideas. Fitzgerald portrays important messages in the novel by his symbolic use of color‚ names‚ places and characters. A lot of important messages in the novel are conveyed by color symbolism. Colors are an important part in Fitzgerald’s description of the lives of Jay Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway and the other characters. The color grey is used to descbribe the valley of ashes which lies between West Egg and New York‚ " grey
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disguise themselves through the identities of someone else. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main characters can be seen “hiding” behind the symbolism of different colors. Color affects the mood‚ emphasizes the importance of events in a novel‚ and can also interact with the personalities of the characters. The concept of color symbolism is prominent in the novel. White‚ yellow‚ blue‚ green‚ and even the color black affect the atmosphere of scenes through association with a specific
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Mrs. Black Period: 9 4 March 2012 Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Authors often use color symbolism in their writing to show a deeper meaning. Often‚ these colors associate with a particular feeling of object. Fitzgerald is no different in his work‚ The Great Gatsby. It is discernible that Fitzgerald uses a multitude of color references in his writing. The ones most easily recognizable are the use of yellow‚ white and green. There are however‚ such colors as silver‚ blue and red that lack obvious
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Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby Colors can often affect the mood and can emphasize the importance of certain events in The Great Gatsby. White‚ yellow‚ blue‚ and green affect the atmosphere of scenes through association with a specific mood. By simply stating a color you can set a whole mood to a scene instead of trying to explain the feeling of the situation which can prove to be very difficult in odd situations. When analyzed‚ the use of the specific color and its relevance can be identified
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Color Symbolism Influencing Characterization in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald was written in 1925. It was written during the “Roaring 20’s”‚ a period of growth in the economy‚ country wide wealth‚ and frivolous spending. The novel depicts the time period‚ the characters having grand parties and having a detached mindset about their actions. The characters show negative parts of the time as well‚ many being corrupted like the stock market or overly fascinated
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Fitzgerald depicted that in the story “The Great Gatsby”. The main character great Gatsby is searching for his past love‚ Daisy. Gatsby lived across the lake in west egg‚ but every night he looks out across the lake and sees that green lantern and realizes that there is still hope. Through the empty lives of the three characters from this novel- George Wilson‚ Jay Gatsby‚ and Daisy Buchanan-Fitzgerald shows that chasing hollow dreams leads only to misery. Colors can be symbolic of countless different
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