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    fertility‚ and success. These things are linked to the color green‚ or are literally green themselves. Although these answers are correct‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald had a different idea in mind when writing his novel‚ The Great Gatsby. This thought provoking novel dives deep into the life of Nick Carraway and his neighbor Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is following his dreams with the help of Nick‚ but he never quite reaches them. While reading the novel‚ the color green is used to describe Gatsby’s hopes and dreams

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    Le Bihan Essay 12/14/15 M.Gaffney 2ndeB By seeing colors in everyday’s life‚ no one tries to give a meaning to them or they often don’t pay attention to those. However in novels or movies‚ colors are a symbol for a bigger idea. For example‚ red is the color of passion and love‚ for instance in cartoons when a character is in love red hearts appear in his eyes. Green is often represented around the villains

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    literature to change meanings or instill a different meaning in the mind of the reader. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ symbolic representation is present in many forms. It is seen in the guests that attended Gatsby’s parties‚ his gigantic library‚ the general color scheme used in descriptions‚ the billboard‚ dust‚ and the setting of the entire story. Jay Gatsby’s guests at his party were symbolic in the novel by representing the entire “new money”

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    There are a lot of colors that could be used to describe the characters in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ but one that really stands out is the color green. The color green is most represented by money‚ hope‚ and fertility. By describing someone by using the color green‚ you could be saying that they have high self-respect and well-being. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses green a lot in the money side of the color. Green could also mean learning‚ growth and harmony‚ which you

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    Francis Scott Fitzgerald ’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ is full of symbolism‚ which is portrayed by the houses and cars in an array of ways. One of the more important qualities of symbolism within The Great Gatsby is the way in which it is so completely incorporated into the plot and structure. Symbols‚ such as Gatsby ’s house and car‚ symbolize material wealth. <br> <br>Gatsby ’s house "[is] a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy" which contains "a tower on one side‚ spanking new under

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    real stuff‚ the authentic‚ traditional‚ "old money" – not these new-fangled dollar bills. So you have Gatsby’s party‚ where the turkeys are "bewitched to dark gold‚" and Jordan’s "slender golden arm[s]" (3.19)‚ and Daisy the "golden girl" (7.99)‚ and Gatsby wearing a gold tie to see Daisy at Nick’s house. But yellow is different. Yellow is fake gold; it’s veneer and show rather than substance. We see that with the "yellow cocktail music" at Gatsby’s party (1) and the "two girls in twin yellow dresses"

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    Humans are constantly experiencing color‚ whether they realize it or not. It plays a vital role in how we experience the world; it evokes emotions and influences mood. Many authors recognize its power and thus fill their work with symbolic meaning and representation through color and shading. James Joyce‚ known for packing symbolic meaning in almost every word‚ utilizes colorful descriptions to enhance his short story‚ “Araby”‚ from the collection Dubliners. Both color and shade manifests ideas about

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    In the Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses color to reveal underline dreams and aspirations that character themselves might not be aware of. Jay Gatsby the main character of Fitzgerald’s novel spends the majority of his time contemplating a green light at the end of his dock that he appears to long for. The colors Yellow and gold show the separation of the classes while grey represent downfalls. Fitzgerald slips theses colors in‚ to create an undetectable understanding of the novel for the reader. The

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    The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is often considered to be a masterpiece in regards of American Literature for its outstanding examples of symbolism‚ and representation of the time period in which the book was written. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s articulate and descriptive method of writing allowed the book to stand the test of time‚ while retaining the uniqueness of 1920’s style of writing. All of these elements‚ along with an easy to fallow storyline‚ are what make the book such a classical piece

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    The Great Gatsby A person that pursues the American Dream often has the goal of being the wealthiest and‚ the most popular person around. This picture is also painted in F. S. Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ with Jay Gatsby being the “rich and the famous”. Mr. Fitzgerald communicates through this novel his own version of the American Dream with the symbolism indicated in the story. This novel takes place in the 1920’s during the Jazz Age‚ where drinking and living on the “line” is seen as being

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