Only in an imaginary world of fairytales they could be re-united. However, the green light is too far for him to reach and will always stay out of reach as for him Daisy remains an unattainable princess. This illustration shows his strong longing for Daisy and thus for the fulfillment of his dream which even affects him physically. He watches him standing lonely on his blue lawn, which is part of his world of imagination, and Gatsby “stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and he was trembling” (p. The initial appearance of the green light occurs when Nick Carraway sees Gatsby for the first time. Throughout the novel, the green light consequently functions as a key symbol that carries a deep meaning. Therefore, the color green stands for his never-ending hope for her love and functions as a symbol of his desire, as it is mostly associated with the green light at Daisy’s dock. As he has already achieved everything in life concerning material success, wealth and power, Gatsby’s only aim left is to reach Daisy’s heart. In The Great Gatsby, green is predominantly associated with Gatsby’s character as it is mainly used to emphasize his desire and his unfulfilled wish to win his love Daisy back. In this paper, I will concentrate on analyzing Fitzgerald’s symbolic use of the color green based on the most significant examples and thus try to expose the meaning of its appliance in regard to society and the protagonists in the novel.Īlthough it is not the color mostly applied in the novel, green is assumably the most meaningful color Fitzgerald uses as a symbolic device of revealing ideas.
The most significant symbolism applied in The Great Gatsby is color symbolism, green, white, gray, blue and yellow being the most prominent colors throughout the novel. Consequently, symbols are an essential device of adding profundity to the text and of allowing the reader to gain insight into a character’s personality. Fitzgerald manages to draw the reader’s attention to significant details and symbols in the text in order to make one think about so-called ‘truths’ and about the sham reality of a society that tries to keep up appearances.
The Great Gatsby is built upon the desperate desires of the protagonist and reveals a glance behind the glittering facade of the rich. The protagonist, Jay Gatsby, personifies the American Dream as he is a man with a dubious background who managed to accomplish a luxurious style of living and to achieve everything he wanted to have by his own efforts – except of his great love, that is Daisy. Corruption, despair and desperate desire come along with idealism, faith and illusions. Although the superficial life of the rich and powerful is a major theme in The Great Gatsby, however, it mostly explores underlying complexities and personalities and in this way reveals the negative side of the American Dream to the reader. On the surface, Fitzgerald’s story also seems to deal with success, wealth and love. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby was written in a time of social decadence, in which values no longer played an important role among the newly rich and wannabe famous, whose life was about parties, money and affairs. An Analysis of the Symbolic Use of the Color Green
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