The Great Gatsby - symolism
Title: The Great Gatsby - symolism
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 930 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Great Gatsby - symolism
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 930 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
There is much color symbolism in this novel, but there are two main colors that stand out more than the others. The colors green and white influence the story greatly. Green shows many thoughts, ideas, attitudes, and choices that Gatsby has throughout the story. White represents the stereotypical façade that every character is hiding behind.
The color green, as it is used in the novel, symbolizes different choices the character, Gatsby,
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mask, or a façade. It allows the characters to portray themselves as a whole other person and hide who they really are. This puts a piece of reality into the story, as everyone wears a white mask of some kind to hide his or her true self from the world. It is the unsubtle clues given to the reader that are fascinating and allow a person to relate to the characters.