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Blue can symbolize depression or sadness. 

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Explain George’s comment to Myrtle, “You can fool me, but you can’t fool God.”

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- White

The color white is used frequently throughout the story. White is meant to represent purity, cleanliness, and innocence. In the story, Daisy wears white a lot, as a way to represent innoncence. When Nick goes to Daisy and Tom's house for dinner, he states "They were both in white and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house." (Pg, 8) This is used to describe the innocence of Daisy and Jordan. However, Daisy is not innocent and it is revealed in "Our white girlhood was passed together there our beautiful white," (Pg.24) this shows that at one time Daisy was innocent. Also, the steps to Gatsby's house were white and the windows in Daisy's house were white, "The windows were ajar and gleaming white." (Pg. 13) this explains that Gatsby and Daisy may appear to be innocent but inside they are not.

- The Green Light

I think that the Green Light symbolizes many things in the Great Gatsby; hope, jealousy, and the American Dream. Green is a color typically and frequently used to describe someone who is jealous as stated in the line, "In the sunlight his face was green" (Pg. 117) which is used to describe Wilson's face. The color green also represents hope, "Involuntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguised nothing except a single green light, minute and far way, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished," (Pg.21) this shows that the green light meant hope for Gatsby to rekindle a life with Daisy. The Green Light also stands for the American Dream and money. The American Dream for most, meant to get rich, and the color green is associated with wealth as it was with Gatsby who described as, "It was full of money-that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it" (Pg. 120) to Gatsby the American Dream meant to have Daisy.

- Yellow and Gold

In the story, Gold represents money, the people with old money. Yellow represents the people with new money, it is a "fake" gold. Most of the things that Gatsby owns is yellow. This shows that he is "fake" money. The car that Gatsby owns is yellow, at his party Gatsby plays "yellow cocktail music" (Pg. 40). Also, the line "two girls in twin yellow dresses (Pg.42). The color yellow isn't as appealing as gold, which is used to describe Daisy, "the golden girl" (Pg.120) and Jordan "slender golden arm" (Pg.43).

- The Valley of Ashes

The Valley of Ashes is seen as the color grey, which is associated with lifeless and barrenness. Since, Wilson lives close to the Valley of Ashes, he is seen as being a lifeless character, "He was a blond, spiritless man, anemic, and faintly handsome." (Pg. 25). Also, the line "He's so dumb he doesn't know he's alive" (Pg.26) describes him as being lifeless. Wilson's face is also described as being "ashen" and "a white ashen dust" that is on his suit (Pg.26).

- T.J. Eckleburg's Eyes

The eyes are seen as something that is watchful, always watching and can be symbolized, as the watchful eyes of God. This is seen in the line, "I turned my head as though I had been warned of something behind. Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg kept their vigil," (Pg.124). The line gives detail that the Eyes are the eyes of God. "God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God!' Standing behind him, Michaelis saw with a shock that he was looking at the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg." (Pg.159). The line "God sees everything" (Pg.160) also shows that the watchful eyes of T.J. Eckleburg can be the watchful eyes of God.

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Green and the Green Light

Green lights often represent "going" or "reaching" and that is no different within this story. The green light here represents the dreams that Gatsby hopes to reach. The quote, "...and distinguished nothing except a single green light...When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished..." (pg 21) depicts the idea that the green light symbolized the dreams that Gatsby saw and wished to reach. The text also reads that, "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future..." (pg 180) where it describes the green light as being a future and dream that Gatsby looked towards. Green represents hope and the idea of promise like the story reads, "...for Dutch sailors' eyes-a fresh, green breast of the new world." (pg 180) in which sailor's found the new world to be full of promise. Green in this story represents dreams, hopes, and promises which Gatsby reached for.

Grey and the Valley of Ashes

Grey is the color of lifelessness in this novel, mentioned several times the color grey depicts a dull and lifeless atmosphere. Wilson is described with "a white ashen dust" on his dark suit..."and his pale hair" (pg 26) and this describes the lifelessness of Wilson. In the end we find out that Wilson shot Gatsby. There is an initial description of the Valley of Ashes followed by, "But above the grey land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it..." (pg 23) in which it's clear that the Valley of Ashes is dull and lifeless. The text also reads that Wilson saw, "small grey clouds" over the ashheaps (pg 159) as if something foreboding will happen.

White

White is often associated with Daisy, implying that Daisy is pure and innocent. "His heart beat faster and faster as Daisy's white face came up to his own" describes the purity with which Daisy is percepted. (pg 110) Daisy is also described as wearing a "white dress" and having "a little white roadster" (pg 74) which describes the idea that Daisy resembled a form of young innocence. Again Daisy is in a white dress later in the story, "silver idols weighing down their own white dresses." (pg 115). Daisy's purity, however, is questionable so it's a wonder why she wears so much white.

T.J. Eckleburg's Eyes

It's obvious that the Eyes represent God in this novel. Eckleburg's Eyes are first mentioned in chapter 2 as being, "blue and gigantic" (pg 23) and that they look over the Valley of Ashes. It's really an ad for an eye doctor but it's no coincidence that the eyes are huge upon the billboard and can see just about everywhere. His eyes are also mentioned on (pg 122) where it reads that, "then as Doctor T.J. Eckleburg's faded eyes came into sight down the road, I remembered Gatsby's caution about gasoline" in which it is indicated that the eyes caused one to remember due to slight reprimanding or correction. The text also reads that, "The giant eyes of T.J. Eckleburg kept their vigil" (pg 124) which symbolizes the idea that God is all-seeing and present everywhere.

Gold and Yellow

Gold and yellow are similar colors, but they represent two different things in this novel. Gold represents money (gold was considered wealth in the 1920s) and yellow represents corruption and warning. When reading of T.L Eckleburg's Eyes the text reads that they looked, "from a pair of enormous yellow low spectacles..." (pg 23) as if warning the people that God is watching them always. The car that kills Mrs. Wilson is also yellow as the text reads that, "it was a yellow car (said a Negro), big yellow car, New" (pg 139) and here yellow is the symbolism of corruption. Gatsby wears a gold tie on page 84, here gold symbolizes wealth as Gatsby was very rich. Daisy is also symbolized as "the king's daughter, the golden girl" (pg 120) in that she is very wealthy and popular.

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The Yellow Car
The yellow car is a prop. This prop shows some sort of wealth. In the story, it talks about how Nick is amazed by the yellow car when he gets to go for a ride in it. There is an important conversation held in the car about Ms. Baker and Daisy between Nick and Gatsby. It becomes an important prop, not just a prop of wealth. After that conversation takes place. Later on in the novel, this same car hit Myrtle Wilson, killing her. It was then a recognizable prop to Nick, knowing it anywhere it was. When Daisy hit Myrtle, she didn't even own up to the mistake she had made.

The Green Light
The green light symbolized a goal. This goal in life was to have Daisy be Gatsby's love. This was also a sign of hope. This light was Gatsby's wait in life, the wait for Daisy. He saw that light every night, reminding him of his hope and goal to one day see her. Eventually, this light would instead of meaning hope, it would mean his happiness would be there, even though it was a short period of time.

The Valley of Ashes
The Valley of Ashes is a place that represents sadness and darkness. At the end of the novel, it represents death. In the beginning , it is a place where the not so rich people live, the people who were living in a grey sad life. In the end of the novel when Myrtle was killed, she was killed in the Valley of the Ashes.  When Myrtle was hit in the Valley of the Ashes, Daisy kept driving. Cheating Myrtle and Gatsby out of justice. If she would have stopped, Gatsby would have kept his life, and Daisy would have been caught rightfully, and if she would have stopped, Myrtle may have even been saved.

T.J Advertisement Glasses.
The Glasses/ eye doctor advertisement represents God, and how he has been seeing, and how he has seen everything.The introduce the advertisement billboard in the beginning of the novel. Later in the novel, the billboard is close by where Myrtle is hit. And even though Daisy didn't let or want anyone see her hit Myrtle, God still saw it, and God saw that Gatsby wasn't the one who hit Myrtle. This telling us how Daisy's was at fault.

Yellow and Gold
Yellow represents materialistic values and views. Gold and Yellow represent wealth, but more so physical (money) wealth, not mental wealth, Usually the gold represented things that didn't genuinely make him happy, but it was cool to have.. It shows us that Gatsby mass amount of money, but not the mass amount of mental wealth, he used his gold to potentially lure Daisy in. When he finally has Daisy,  relates Daisy to gold, which would represent his materialistic factors which also allowed him to be mentally wealthy and happy.

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The Green Light

The green light at the end of Daisy's dock represents Gatsby's dreams and hopes. The color green sometimes represents mystery. I think this was an appropriate color to make the light.

Gold

There are multiple times in the novel where the color gold is mentioned. Daisy is once referred to as the "golden girl". Gold represents wealth and success, as well as popularity.

The Color White

Back when Daisy met Gatsby, everything was white. Her car was white, and the rooms of her house were white. White generally represents purity and cleanliness. I am not sure if this is true in Daisy's case. She is reckless and selfish. She often only thinks of herself. I think the only clean and great thing about her was the way Gatsby imagined her.

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The Yellow Car

Towards the end of the novel, Gatsby and Daisy leave the hotel in a yellow car, Daisy being the driver. However, when driving through the Valley of Ashes, Daisy hits Myrtle Wilson, but instead of stopping, she kept driving. Yellow being a sign of cowardice, this plays in with how Daisy did not stop whenever she hit Myrtle Wilson, showing cowardice in what she had done.

The Valley of Ashes

The Valley of Ashes is a place that signifies hopelessness. This hopelessness, was in a way contributed to the greed of America, and brought about a general state of sadness among the people there. The Valley of Ashes being primarily a gray landscape, plays in with how gray signifies sadness.

The White Dresses

Before the huge dust up, an ironic thing in the novel would be the white dresses as worn by both Daisy and Jordan. White is a symbol of peace, however there was little peace to be had at the house, as a large fight was brewing between Gatsby and Tom. It was more or so used to signify that the house was the last bastion of peace before the fight between Tom and Gatsby.

The Green Light

The green light at the end of Daisy's dock was a symbol of hope to Gatsby. Gatsby, who could barely see it from where he lived, always looked there, hoping that one night he would finally get his Daisy back. The green light, being the symbol of hope to Gatsby that he would finally achieve his dream.

Blue

There are multiple instances of the color blue in the novel. The most prevalent would be the sea between Gatsby's and Daisy's houses. This represents a sadness to Gatsby, as he is unable to reach his one true dream of getting Daisy back. Another prevalent example of blue would be Tom's car. This also represents an object of sadness to Gatsby, as the car also represents that he is unable to get Daisy.

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Gray and The Valley of Ashes - The Valley of Ashes represents and symbolizes the remains of a dieing part of society. The people who live here are poor, struggling to survive, and are the hollow shells left of people who have been disposed of and left to die by the higher class. The phrase "...gray land and spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it..." (page 23) gives the reader a very clear image of just how depressing of a place the Valley of Ashes is. The phrase "...a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens..." (page 23) gives the reader a clear vision of the condition of the land itself. And finally the phrase "...ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke..." (page 23) gives us the idea of what the people living here are forced to endure as far as living environments go.

T.J. Eckleburg's Eyes - The eyes of Eckleburg represent the idea that you are always being watched, and that there is an all knowing presence. The phrase "...The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic--their retinas are one yard high..." (page 23) give the reader an idea of what the eyes themselves look like. It makes them intimidating to all that see them. The phrase "...they look out of no face, but instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose..." (page 23) makes them feel as though they are the eyes of another being, perhaps the eyes of God himself. The phrase "...his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under the sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground..." (page 24) makes the eyes seem wise and 'all knowing'.

The Green Light - The Green Light represents and symbolizes a dream that will never come to be, or a dream that is out of reach. The phrase "...a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock..." (page 21) makes the green light seem somewhat ghostly and mysterious, as if drawing attention to only those who want to look for it. The phrase "...Gatsby believed in the green light..." (page 180) gives us as the readers a feeling that the green light gave Gatsby a certain power or source of determination. The phrase "...it eluded us then, but that's no matter---to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out out arms farther..." (page 180) gives us the feeling that the green light empowered people to chase after what they want most and to never give up.

Gold vs Yellow - Gold and yellow are both colors that symbolize wealth, money, and riches. The phrase "...a pair of enormous yellow spectacles..." (page 23) gives us the idea that the 'all knowing' doesn't just watch the actions of the poor, but also those who have money and take advantage of the poor. The phrase "...slender golden arm..." (page 43) where Nick describes Jordan, gives us the idea that Jordan as a woman is a form of money. The phrase "...the golden..." (page 120) used to describe Daisy gives us the idea that these two women both come from money and are looked at as nothing other than a ticket to attaining new money. Gold represents the old forms of money such as a job or inheritance.

White - The color white represents purity, peace, and natural beauty. It also represents innocence. Daisy is hiding behind what everyone thinks is innocence. She as a woman is supposed to be helpless, and completely dependent on a man, when really she knows exactly how to handle herself to get what she wants. The phrase "...his heart beat faster and faster as Daisy's white face came up to his own..." (page 110) gives us the understanding that Daisy is something well sought after and wanted. The phrase "...at his lips' touchshe blossomed for him like a flower..." (page 110) gives us the idea that Daisy is easy to influence and control. Something as simple as a kiss caused her to open herself up to Gatsby.

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TJ Eckleburg - The eyes of TJ Eckleburg are a symbolism of God's eyes and how they are “all-seeing.” "The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic—their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose" (23) The eyes are judgmental toward the rich for all their greed and corruption that they have cast upon the poor. When Tom goes to visit Myrtle there is a sense of Tom being judged by the “all-seeing” eyes from “Doctor Eckleburg's persistent stare.” (24) “Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg kept their vigil,” (124) also shows how the eyes keep watch and put forth judgement on the greedy and corrupted rich people.

Gray and The Valley of Ashes – The Valley of Ashes represents social decay and desolation. The people living in this dull gray world were the poor people that got cheated by the greedy corrupted people from the higher society. They were the people who didn't fit in with society. The grayness of the place gives it a sad and gloomy look and feeling to the picture. “Gray land and the spasms of bleak dust” (23) shows just how desolate the place was, along with “a line of gray cars [which] crawls along an invisible track” and “ash-gray men [that] swarm up with leaden spades.” (23)

Gold vs. Yellow – Gold and yellow each symbolize and represent money. Gold represents the old money and wealth, while yellow represents the new money. Yellow is fake gold; it's show rather than substance. Jordan is a part of the East Egg which represents the old money. Nick describes her with her "slender golden arm" (43) and "golden shoulder" (79). Daisy too is old money, and Nick refers to her as "the golden girl" (120). They were both very wealthy people. Yellow was more for show, like the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg with "a pair of enormous yellow spectacles" (23), and the “two girls in twin yellow dresses.” (42)

White - White resembles innocence and purity. Before Daisy is married the color white is used a lot to describe her appearance, her "white neck," "white girlhood," the king's daughter "high in a white palace". I think this goes to show how someone can appear to be innocent and pure, but after you know them for awhile you start to see their true colors. It also shows how the wrong person can take your innocence and purity away from you. Daisy was innocent and pure until she married Tom. After Daisy married Tom and became wealthy and her careless personality started to show, she was no longer described for her innocent and pure appearance.

Green and the Green Light - Green and the green light is a symbol of hope. The green light on the dock by Daisy's house is a big symbol for Gatsby because he lives with hope that one day he will be able to be with Daisy. Nick sees Gatsby almost trembling as he reaches out toward the "single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock" (21). Gatsby is striving for the moment where he can be with Daisy and reach the American Dream. Gatsby was hopeful and "believed in the green light, orgastic future..." (180). Gatsby had waited years to see Daisy again and he can hardly believe it when she was right in front of him. He had spent so much time dreaming a dream that is different from reality, but he had hope that reality would live up to his dream which became his reason for living.

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The Green Light - In this novel the green light at the end of Daisy's dock symbolized the unattainable dream. Gatsby would stand at the end of his dock looking at the hazy green light at Daisy's house dreaming of something he had longed for for such a long time. Gatsby reached out his hand towards the green light because it was the closest he could get to Daisy. This green light could also symbolize the American Dream a dream that people wanted to come true and would long to attain but, people started to lack faith in it in the 1920's. The American Dream was held to such a high standard that it was hard to attain, which is what Gatsby did with Daisy. He made her into something that she couldn't stand up to, a dream that could never be real, a mysterious green light at the end of a dock.

The Eyes of T.J Eckleberg - The Eyes of T.J Eckleberg symbolize that God is watching and sees all that is happening. Wilson takes Myrtle to the window after finding out about her second life and tells her that she can't fool God. The eyes see what the characters are doing throughout the story. There is a lot of deceit and lying in this story, but the eyes represent that these actions do not go unnoticed. Someone is always watching and seeing what bad things are happening, you can't do something bad in secret.

White - In this novel as soon as Nick sees Jordan and Daisy for the first time there are images of pale curtains flowing in the breeze and Jordan and Daisy are in white sitting on a large couch. The color of white in the novel may symbolize innocence and perfection. Daisy's car before she is married is white and her house was white and whenever Daisy is described something about her paleness or her white dresses are described to be beautiful and full of light. Although, by the end of the end novel Daisy is described as anything but innocent, so although the color white may represent innocence and perfection, it could also represent foolishness and deceit.

Gray - The color gray is brought up almost every time characters pass The Valley of Ashes. This color is obviously associated with bareness, lifelessness and the lower class. Nick says that WIlson's face is "Ashen" and he lives in the Valley of Ashes where he works a lower class job and lives a sad life. Gray and dark colors could symbolize the hopeless, lower class, and poverty.

Yellow vs. Gold - Yellow and Gold could represent real a fake. Gold represents "old money" real and authentic, while yellow represents fake and not desirable. Yellow is used to describe things like the two twins in yellow dresses at one of Gatsby's party who are fake and not classy. Gatsby's car is also yellow which could represent Gatsby's fake past and the failures in his life. While Gold is used to describe things like Jordan's golden arms" and Daisy as "the golden girl" These things are classy and real unlike the yellow things which are fake.

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White - The color that describes Daisy more than anything else in the book. White is the color of purity and peace which describes Daisy at first, until we get to know her more in the book and shes not so pure and peaceful after all. Its seems whenever Daisy is described by another character in the book they always mention how she is dressing in white, probably to make it look as if she is all innocence but really is quite the opposite.

Gold vs. Yellow - Gold is the color symbol for wealth, and yellow is the color symbol for hope, hazards, and weakness. Throughout the story there is a main focus on wealth and riches which is obvious when the examples of gold are to describe Daisy and Gatsby, two very wealthy main character in the book. Yellow was the color of caution and destruction and I find the connection between Gatsby's yellow car that Daisy was driving when it hit and killed Myrtle Wilson causing death and chaos after the accident.

The Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg - The Eyes are the big representation that God is watching, he sees everything that happens and only few characters are spiritual in recognizing this as there is a lack of spirituality in the other characters. Nick described the Eyes as big and blue and blue represents sadness which can be the representation that the eyes see all of the deceit that is passed along and all the lies and hatred that is carried throughout the people in the story.

Gray and The Valley of Ashes - The Valley of Ashes just sounds like a dark and depressing place that is gray to represent how it is dull and saddening. There is a forever dark and gray cloud over the Valley of Ashes to represent the dark aspects of the book like all the depressing, sad, deathly moments that dim the mood of the book.

Green and the Green Light - Green is the color representation of money and new birth. I think that the new relationship that Gatsby had reformed with daisy was like a rebirth of their past and he had been awaiting that and reminded how much he missed her every time he saw the green light across the water. Gatsby was a strong believer in the American Dream and his hopes in finally getting Daisy all to himself was his biggest dream. He would look at the light and remember what it meant to him, the green light that reminded him of Daisy and how one day he would soon be with her and they would complete each other. A the end of the book when Nick is sitting on the beach he reflects on Gatsby's life and he talks about how that green light of hope kept him going no matter what happened because he was such a strong believer in the American Dream.

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Gold vs. Yellow

Gold represents wealth, whereas yellow could represent caution, corruption, and decay. Jordan represents old money and many references are made when Nick describes her with her "slender golden arm" (43) and "golden shoulder" (79). Daisy too is old money, and Nick refers to her as "the golden girl" (120). Yellow can be seen early in the novel in Chapter 2 as a cautionary color when describing the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg with "a pair of enormous yellow spectacles" (23). The yellow symbolizes the eyes are warning the corruption that accompanies wealth and greed as well as the decaying society in the Valley of Ashes.

White

White symbolizes innocence, having angelic properties, and perfection. The perfection of the mansions in East Egg can be seen as they are described "across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glitter along the water..."(5). Even the windows at Daisy's house were "gleaming white" (8). Describing these perfect items as "glitter" and "gleaming" suggest these things associated with old money are items that are extremely desirable that one must obtain. Daisy and Jordan are described as "both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering" (8). This suggests their innocence and gives Daisy and Jordan angelic qualities of purity.

Green and the Green Light

Green symbolizes great wealth and hope as well as envy. The light at the end of Daisy's dock is green which represents the wealth and greed that is associated with old money. Nick sees Gatsby almost trembling as he reaches out toward the "single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock" (21). This light symbolizes Daisy to Gatsby, and his hope for achieving the American Dream by obtaining Daisy. The Dutch sailors had hope of a better life as their eyes gazed upon " a fresh, green breast of the new world" (180). Gatsby was hopeful and "believed in the green light, orgastic future..." (180). George Wilson's "face was green" (123) with envy because he was jealous of the lavish lifestyle of Tom Buchanan.

Gray and The Valley of Ashes

In the novel gray symbolizes desolation, sadness, and the lower class. The Valley of Ashes is seen as a desolate place with "gray land and the spasms of bleak dust" (23), along with "a line of gray cars [which] crawls along an invisible track" and with "ash-gray men [that] swarm up with leaden spades" (23). The people in the Valley of the Ashes are the lower class and all the gray represents the poverty and hopelessness that accompanies the lower class at the hands of the greed and corruption of the wealthy upper-class. The sadness of the color gray can be felt in the "gray haze of Daisy's fur collar" (108). Additionally, the "small gray clouds [that] took on fantastic shape" (159) are seen through the "glazed eyes" of George Wilson as he swallows in his grief and sadness.

T.J. Eckleburg

The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg symbolize the "all-seeing" eyes that are looking down upon the area of the Valley of the Ashes in judgement. The eyes are described as "blue and gigantic—their irises are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose" (23). The color may represent wisdom and the enormous size represents the "all-seeing" eyes that are judgmental toward the greed and corruption the rich have cast upon the poor. This judgement can be seen as "Doctor Eckleburg's persistent stare" (24) is cast upon Tom as he visits Myrtle. Some hint to the underlying symbolism of the "T.J." eluding to Thomas Jefferson, which makes perfect sense since he is quoted as saying, "Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor." This becomes logical as to why "Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T. J.Eckleburg kept their vigil" (124) and watched over the poor and were judgmental of the greed and corruption of the wealthy in the Valley of Ashes.

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The Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg

The eyes of T.J.Eckleburg was a reoccurring symbol in The Great Gatsby. I feel that these eyes represented God, and the morals that the lower class lives by. It seems that throughout the story, the reader finds that the upper class lacks basic understanding of consequences and morals. The deep blue of the eyes can represent the sadness that hangs over the lower class and the disappointment from how far the upper class has fallen in standards.

Gray and The Valley of Ashes

Gray is usually related to depression and boredom. The Valley of Ashes was a very depressing place to be. The people who lived there lived in poverty and have become dull. The passion of their lives have been sucked away leaving just dry empty shells. The desolate existence of the lower class, and the lack of hope and expectancy of the future is symbolized by the Valley of Ashes. The complete surrender of dreams and reasons to live is a constant burden that these people face.

Green and the Green Light

Green usually is associated with new beginning and hope for the future. For Gatsby, the color green haunted him through a green light that sat at the end of Daisy Buchanan's dock. He would stare at it and imagine himself and Daisy together and in love. He thought that if he could just meet Daisy again, he could redo the past and start over from the point where he left her for the war. Day after day he would build illusions of the perfect future for him and Daisy never imagining that life wouldn't play out exactly like it was in his imagination. The green light symbolizes a hope for the future and the expectancy of something amazing that gives a purpose for life. Gatsby put all of his hope into the green light only to have it be ripped away from him at the last moments of his life.

Gold Vs Yellow

I feel that gold represents wealth and yellow represents happiness and a carefree attitude. I feel that Gatsby was obsessed with the gold and the wealth, but didn't ever understand the yellow that was so common throughout the upper class. The "Old Money" are born into their wealth and never have a care in the world because they never are in need. Gatsby lived as a poor farmer's son for years before leaving everything behind. He knew what it was to need something, and therefore he could never build that attitude of zero morals and no sense of consequence. Gatsby worked hard and received the symbolic gold, but he never discovered the symbolic yellow. The yellow that Jordan Baker and the Buchanans were so familiar with.

White

White usually symbolizes purity and beauty. Daisy was the perfect example of this in the beginning of the novel. She was sad and confused, but she was still innocent. Gatsby believed that this white was unobtainable, and therefore wanted it more than anything. White can also represent the peace that many of the characters felt in the beginning of the story. At the end of the story, when Daisy kills Myrtle, the white because blackened and tainted. Daisy becomes a lesser being, and she gives up completely on her first love, Gatsby. Gatsby realizes this at the end of the story, and he accepts his fate as he realizes what a cold and depressing palce the world really is.

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TJ Eckleburg

TJ Eckleburg's meaning is uncertain to many. His eyes are interpreted differently by all sorts of folks. One major guess as to what he symbolizes is Benjamin Franklin. This would make plenty sense, and give extreme meaning to the book's theme. TJ's “blue and gigantic” (23) eyes could possibly represent the disappointment that Franklin would feel after seeing people born into money and how money has tainted a majority of the wealthy. Even though it would excite him that many achieve the American Dream, the result that comes with it is shallowness and greediness. This would clearly be upsetting to Benjamin Franklin. Another thing that might symbolize something is TJ's glasses. He's looking through “a pair of enormous yellow spectacles” (23) down at the town. This could mean that Benjamin Franklin was hopeful for the new nation. He believed in the American Dream and thought it was guaranteed. Instead of glancing at the world through rose-colored glasses, he was hopeful for the future looking through his yellow-colored glasses.

Also, another popular symbol people say TJ Eckleburg represent is God. If this is true, this may mean there is a lack of morals that many characters hold. When Wilson is ranting about his wife, he says “'You may fool me, but you can't fool God!'” directly to TJ, like he is speaking to God. What returns his gaze are pale eyes. Pale is usually associated with dullness or no interest. So, he's speaking about God, yet TJ's uninterested eyes glance back at him. There is no religion present or even brought up by other characters, because they are too busy in their materialistic lifestyle.

Gray and the Valley of Ashes

The Valley of the Ashes represents the lower society. It's a “desolate area of land” (23) that contains objects that are mostly gray. There's constantly a dreary tone when describing it, also. For example, it has “impenetrable clouds that screen any obscure operation created by the ash-gray men from sight.” (23) Everything described sounds boring, which is associated with the color gray. Fitzgerald even described the town as a “dismal scene.” (24) Overall, the town is just dull and describes a boring, poor lifestyle.

White

White is associated with purity and beauty. In the beginning of the book, Daisy is constantly wearing white. For example, Jordan and her were wearing the color while sitting and “weighing down their own white dresses.” (115) Everything white she owned was brought up and hinted as magical. “She dressed in white, and had a little white roadster.” (74) Even her skin tone was pointed out. “His heart beat faster and faster as Daisy's white face came up to his own.” (110) Towards the end of the novel, when her behaviors becomes more careless, white is no longer associated with her. Her purity is gone.

Gold vs. Yellow

There is a major difference between gold and yellow. Gold represents wealth. Anything having to do with luxury is usually described as gold in this story. For example, Daisy is described as the “golden girl,” (120) this is because she was the most popular and very wealthy. Another example is Gatsby wearing his “gold-colored tie.” (84) Clearly, ties and suits correlate to wealth.

While yellow and gold appear to be the same color, there's a hazard behind yellow that is not present with gold. Gatsby's parties have significant amounts of yellow in them, from the cocktail music to the dresses people wear. He also has a “'big yellow car.'” (139) The objects that are yellow, however, are the stepping stones to Gatsby's demise. The shallowness of the parties bring Gatsby no friends, whatsoever, and the yellow car is what kills Myrtle. It led Wilson right to him. So, gold represents wealth and yellow represents danger disguised as luxury.

Green and the Green Light

Initially, the green light at the end of the dock symbolized a dream/hope for Gatsby. “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future...” (180) However, toward the end of the book, it seems as if green becomes the universal symbol of hope. Nick compares Gatsby to the early settlers, describing how they must have felt when they saw their “green light,” or in other words their new nation. “A fresh, green breast of the new world.” (180) It was an opportunity, a chance, just like the green light was for Gatsby. “He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, as far as I was from him, I could have sworn he trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaword—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far way, that might have been the end of a dock.” (20-21)

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Gray and the Valley of Ashes

Gray represents boredom and sadness. Many of the wealthy in "The Great Gatsby" are often bored and attend parties to escape their mundane existence. The Valley of Ashes represents the desolate existence of mankind, as the Valley of Ashes is the way it because of mankind. This represents the sadness and dullness of mankind as most of it's inhabitants are not wealthy, upset with their lives, and not all who they seem to be. Take for instance Wilson, whom is aware of his wife's cheating but continues to just dully sit in his chair. No one in the Valley of Ash is special in anyway, and simply just exist.

Green and the Green Light
Green represents the money and new birth in the novel. As the story follows the wealthy who have money it is a common subject. New Birth plays along with the many themes of the novel as Gatsby reinvented himself to appeal to Daisy. The Green Light is hope and goals. As Gatsby's green light lays on the other side of the lake, were Daisy resides. Daisy represents Gatsby's Green Light, in being she is his Green Light. And after he loses her to Tom, he loses his hope and accepts his fate.

White
White can be affiliated with many people in the novel. Gatsby wishes to marry Daisy, which represents the bride to never be. Nick simply wants peace between his friends which is unfortunately never achieved. For they all have waring interests and can never come to an agreement. So white represents the peace never achieved in the novel. With it instead ending with death.

Gold vs Yellow

Gold is used to show Wealth and importance. Which in the case of the novel, Gatsby would be it's little golden boy. While Yellow can represent the hope of Gatsby to achieve his Green Light and Nick's hope of reaching a happy life out in New York. But it also shows the Weakness of Tom and Daisy in the events surrounding Gatsby's death. It can also represent the yellow car the hit and killed Myrtle Wilson.

TJ Eckleberg

TJ Eckleberg is a sign that watches over the entire Valley of Ashes. But can be taken as a symbol of God(TJ Eckleberg) watching over humanity (The Valley of Ashes). As in the Novel Wilson even refers to the sign as the eyes of God watching over them. Which it makes sense in the depiction of the Valley of Ash being mankind, and the sign being the watchful, judging eyes of God.

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White

The color white represents brides, and peace. The color white is represented in the Great Gatsby, when it says, "Gatsby, in a white flannel suit" (page 84), when Gatsby went over to Nick's. It's also represented when talking about Daisy, and how Gatsby wants them to be together for the rest of their lives, like her being his bride.

Green

The color green represents spring, new birth, and money. Spring is represented in The Great Gatsby because that's the season it is when the novel begins. Green is also represented in the novel with the green light that Gatsby is always looking at. The green light symbolizes new birth, like how Gatsby wants to start over with Daisy. "Gatsby gazed at a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been at the end of the dock" (page 21). Green can also be symbolic of money in the novel, because it's something that Gatsby wants more of, and often talks about.

Gray
The color gray represents dullness, and sadness. The valley of Ashes is a dull, sad place in the novel. "This is a valley of ashes-a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air." (page 23).

Blue
The color blue represents depression, conservatism, and corporations. "The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic-their retinas are one yard high. " (page 23). Corporations are represented in the novel by the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, which are on a billboard for an eye-doctor. The eyes also represent how people see the billboard as God watching over them, and look to it for hope when they need some.

Yellow vs. Gold
Yellow represents hope, cowardice, and weakness, while gold represents wealth. In the story, money is a weakness and represents wealth. When Gatsby went over to Nick's it says, "Gatsby, in a white flannel suit, silver shirt, and gold-colored tie" (page 84). Gatsby's gold tie could represent how he is always aspiring for wealth, and how he is actually really weak. He also calls Daisy "the golden girl", which shows how he hopes he can be with her. There's also the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg billboard, which "look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose" (page 23), which could represent how people look towards the billboard as a symbol of hope.

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The green light represents Gatsby view of wealth, being Daisy. The color green could symbolize the color of money but in this case it is a metaphor. On Pg 92 Gatsby compares his love for Daisy to the green light.

The eyes of TJ Eckleburg could represent the idea that someone is always watching you, whether it's God or someone else watching the corrupted city.

The colors Gold and Yellow both represent the worth or value of something, the color gold represents something that could be brought with money and yellow representing something that has more value, this could contribute to the character Daisy's name, a yellow flower describing her value.

The white could represent the innocent of the characters, when Daisy had her wedding dress before she was married, when she was still in love with Gatsby.

The gray and the Valley of ashes could symbolize the darkness or corruption of the city, all of the negativity. It is described that the ''ash gray men'' are moving slowly in a depressed manner pg 26

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One of the biggest symbols in The Great Gatsby is the green light at the end of the dock. The green light was symbolized as a light of hope, happiness and mystery.

Another big symbol in the story is color yellow. This would represent the light and happiness of the rich people. They didn't have anything to worry about because they were rich. This also represents the carelessness of the rich people.

Something that really seemed blatant in the story in terms of symbolism is the valley of ashes. This was a run down and grey place where the people were just getting by. The town is ashes seems like a place deprived of hope and happiness.

The color white is also a great example of symbolism. This symbolizes the gracefulness of Daisy and the bridal symbol. When Daisy married Tom, she wore a white dress to match Toms tuxedo. This is also a symbol of silence and distrustful matters. Daisy didn't even tell Gatsby that she was getting married to Tom which was very untrustworthy.

The last symbol I could find was the color gold. The color gold is symbolized as it's value. It's something that cant be replaced or has extreme value.

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The weather in the novel is a major symbol. It always helps to foreshadow future incidents. When it's hot out it's foreshadowing that there is going to be a major argument/fight. When it is cold out it foreshadows death and sorrow and when it is "nice out" (aka not too warm not too cold) then it foreshadows that nothing to big is going to happen.

The "Green Light" is another major symbol in The Great Gatsby. It symbolizes hope, dreams, and desires and the work required to try and achieve those goals in some way or another. Gatsby saw the green light as Daisy and the life he and her would have together someday. Granted he let his desires spiral out of control to unrealistically high standards that could never be met in real life but that's besides the point. Everyone has their own interpretation of the Green Light and what it means but it usually always "boils down" to the same rough concept. For most who look at the Green Light it reminds them of their goals in life and only a few people have enough courage to take the leap of faith and achieve their goals.

The Valley of Ashes is another example of symbolism in The Great Gatsby. It is a place of despair and sorrow and it is a horrible place to be in. It is filled with the sick, the poor, and the dying but is also filled with some of the purest people in existence. The people in the Valley of Ashes are just that people, they aren't like the upper class who is careless and looks down upon those who are less fortunate then them. They slave away knowing that even though it doesn't make a difference overall, they are still making a difference in their lives at the moment.

The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg are another example of symbolism in The Great Gatsby because they are nicknamed as the "Eyes of God" by the people in the Valley of Ashes. The eyes symbolize God overlooking everyone in the Valley of Ashes and coins the popular phrase "God sees everything." The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg have "stood" there ever since anyone can remember. The eyes hold a special sort of place in the minds of the people that reside in the Valley of Ashes and it definitely shows in the novel.

The two colors Gold and Yellow are important symbols in The Great Gatsby. They are used to represent money, gold for irreplaceable items and yellow for wealth. Throughout the novel we are constantly "seeing" Gatsby and the color yellow which represents his wealth while the color Gold is used only to described things that are irreplaceable like people or sentimental items or even past memories.

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The eyes of TJ Eckleberg

The eyes of T.J Eckleberg is a major symbol in the Great Gatsby. They symbolize that God is watching. He is watching the careless driving of the rich or the dishonesty of someone. The characters even know because Wilson says, "I told her she might fool me but she couldn't fool God (159)." He said that while he explained that he had her up against the window looking at the eyes of T.J Eckleburg. In chapter 2 when Nick describes the eyes of Tj Eckleberg, he describes them as, "blue and gigantic (23)." Blue can symbolize depression or sadness. So the big blue eyes of Tj Eckleburg represent how sad it is to see all these people be dishonest, betray one another, and be careless.

The Valley of Ashes

The Valley of ashes is a place full of poverty. In chapter two, Nick says, "Occasionally a line of gray cars craw along an invisible track (23)." the color of grey on the cars can represent boredom, dullness, or sadness. Nick also says, "immediately the ash gray men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud (23)."The word gray comes up to symbolize these men also. These men are said to be sad or bored that even when they see a grey or any car, they will watch it because it is the only thing that is somewhat entertaining.

White

The color white is used many times in the Great Gatsby. Most of the time, it is describing Daisy. For example, in the first chapter when Daisy and Jordan are introduced, "They were both in white(8)..." The color white is used to describe a character's innocence and also peace. Which by the end of the book, Daisy is far from innocent. Jordan also uses the word a lot when talking about Daisy. For example, in chapter four when she was describing Daisy she said, "She dressed in white, and had a little white roadster (74)," and of course Gatsby even used the word white when he mentioned her, "His heart beat faster and faster as Daisy's white face came up to his own(110)."

Gold vs Yellow

Both gold and yellow in the Great Gatsby have been used to show money. Gold, however, is used to show something irreplaceable or unparallelled. Nick describe's Jordan Baker as the golden golfer. "With Jordan's slender golden arm resting in mine (pg 44)." He uses it again when he says, "I put my arm around Jordan's golden shoulder (77)." Then yellow is the symbol of wealth. Nick sees yellow a lot when he is aroud Gatsby. For example, his house is yellow, his car is yellow, he even has "yellow cocktail music(18)."

Green and the Greenlight

The green light that Gatsby looks at appears a lot during the novel. The color green and the green light represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future. "Gatsby gazed at a single green light, minute and far way,that might have been at the end of the dock (21)." Nick also watches Gatsby as "he stretched out his arms towards the dark water in a curious way (20)." Gatsby reaches towards the light because he is trying to reach for Daisy. At the end of the book Nick says "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us(180)." He is saying that Gatsby believed in the American Dream because he thought he would get Daisy back if he acheived it. In reality he didn't get Daisy back because each year where they don't see each other changes, and it will be harder to win her back as the years progress.

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Gray and the Valley of Ashes

The Valley of Ashes has always been a place of dread and poverty. The land is filled with "ash-grey men, who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air." (P. 26, Fitzgerald) The gray in this land symbolizes how the lives of these men won't be changing. It's always dull, and grim every day.

"Occasionally a line of grey cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak, and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud, which screens their obscure operations from your sight." (p. 26, Fitzgerald)

The most the people in the Valley of Ashes have to look forward to is the occasional sight of a car, but otherwise have to keep working.

“This is a valley of ashes – a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens[...]" (P. 26, Fitzgerald)

TJ Eckleburg

TJ Eckleburg, or more specifically, the eyes of TJ Eckleburg on a billboard symbolize the fact that business must be booming and that the eyes are always watching the hope and values of the people working being crushed. Many have considered TJ Eckleburg’s eyes to be the eyes of God.

“Standing behind him, Michaelis saw with a shock that he was looking at the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, which had just emerged, pale and enormous, from the dissolving night.

“God sees everything,” repeated Wilson.” (P. 167, Fitzgerald) As used in said example, Wilson uses the billboard to symbolize the eyes of God, or in this case, the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg.

"The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic-their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose.” (P. 27, Fitzgerald)

“I followed him over a low whitewashed railroad fence, and we walked back a hundred yards along the road under Doctor Eckleburg’s persistent stare.” (p. 24, Fitzgerald)

Gold vs. Yellow

Gold and yellow have both been used to enhance the idea of money. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby has riches both near and far. The difference between yellow and gold, described in the book, is that gold was used to describe something of true worth, or absolutely priceless. It’s a word often used to describe a person or a skill. For example, Jordan Baker has been described as “The Golden Golfer.”

“With Jordan's slender golden arm resting in mine.” (P. 44, Fitzgerald)

“I put my arm around Jordan's golden shoulder.” (P. 77, Fitzgerald)

Yellow, however, has been the symbol of wealth. Gatsby’s house is yellow, and he is a symbol of wealth. Gatsby also plays, what is described by Nick, “yellow cocktail music.” (p. 18, Fitzgerald)

White

The color “white” in the book is a symbol of purity and innocence. Every “innocent” or “pure” woman in the book where white of some sort. Daisy has been the one that wears white most often as she is the symbol of innocence.

“High in a white palace the king's daughter, the golden girl[…]” (p. 115, Fitzgerald).

This comment of the white palace is a symbol for where Daisy lived. White was even mentioned as a symbol of purity by Daisy. As she speaks of her child hood, the phrase “white girlhood” came up.

“Our white girlhood was passed together there. Our beautiful white” (P. 24, Fitzgerald).

White has also been used to describe when someone takes on a cherubic appearance such as Daisy.

“His heart beat faster as Daisy's white face came up to his own” (p. 107, Fitzgerald).

The Green Light

The green light represents a goal that Gatsby so desperately wants to achieve, yet can’t seem to possess. Nick concludes that Gatsby and the green light remain to be a tragic tale of a man who couldn’t seem to get the dream he wished to possess.

Nick stated that “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.” (P. 180, Fitzgerald)

The green light was Gatsby’s obsession. Whenever the green light came up in the story, it was usually followed by Gatsby’s clear longing for it. Before Nick was truly acquainted with Gatsby, he could see the desperation just by studying his body language from afar.

“He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward – and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far way, that might have been the end of a dock.” (P. 21-22, Fitzgerald)

The color green, however, has been used to depict life in the story. It represents rejuvenation and happiness. Gatsby is reaching out towards happiness and a new life. As Gatsby begins to feel happy again with having found Daisy, the green light just became a regular old light. However, it’s symbolic meaning still lingers. “Now it was again a green light on a dock” (p. 90, Fitzgerald).

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The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg are used to represent the judgement of God upon the upper class of America. God is judging them because they are careless, immoral, and ignorant people. In chapter 2, Fitzgerald states, "But his eyes, dimmed a little and by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground" (24). Nick travels through the valley of Ashes and is aware of "Eckleburg's persistent stare" (24). Additionally, Nick mentions the eyes once again in chapter 7 when he says, "Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg kept their vigil" (124).

The "green light" represents hope in the novel. For Gatsby, it symbolizes the hope that one day he will have Daisey back. It is first introduced in chapter 1; when Nick sees Gatsby he states, "he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way... Involuntarily I glanced seaward---and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far way, that might have been the end of a dock" (21). Gatsby is reaching towards his dream and hoping to one day be reconciled with Daisy. In chapter 5, when Gatsby and Daisy are reunited, Fitzgerald says, "Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one" (93). Nick compares the green light to America when settlers first founded the nation. He says, "I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock" (180).

In general, the color gray is used to represent sadness and dullness. In the book, the Valley of Ashes is gray and symbolizes the lost morals and virtues of America as a result of the selfish desire for wealth. In chapter 2, Fitzgerald describes the Valley of Ashes by saying, "where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air" (23). The Valley of Ashes is "bounded on one side by a small foul river, and, when the drawbridge is up to let the barges through, the passengers on waiting trains can stare at the dismal scene for as long as half an hour" (24). In chapter 7, the land is described as having "ashheaps" (124).

Throughout the novel, the weather is used to describe the condition of certain situations. For example, it is raining outside when Gatsby and Daisy see each other in chapter 5. Fitzgerald says, "The rain cooled about half-past three to a damp mist, through which occasional thin drops swam like dew" (84). Secondly, the hot weather in chapter 7 is used to describe the heated tensions between Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby. Fitzgerald says, "The next day was broiling, almost the last, certainly the warmest, of the summer" (114). Fitzgerald also describes the circumstances of the immense heat by saying, "The straw seats of the car hovered on the edge of combustion; the woman next to me perspired delicately for a while into her white shirtwaist, and then, as her newspaper dampened under her fingers, lapsed despairingly into deep heat with a desolate cry" (114-115).

Lastly, the clock in chapter 5 is used as a symbol in the novel. It is described as a “defunct mantelpiece clock”(86) which represents how time has stopped for Gatsby ever since his dream of Daisy began. He has not stopped pursuing her. During the awkward meeting between Gatsby and Daisy “the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back in place” (86). This symbolizes Gatsby's refusal to let go of Daisy. Gatsby apologizes for knocking the object over, but Nick simply explains, “It's an old clock” (87). Nick realizes that Gatsby has spent too long chasing after this dream and that he needs to let go of the past.

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There are five colors in the Great Gatsby that are significant. Firstly, the color gold represents richness and success and yellow represents cheapness or poorness. These colors are definitely represented at one of Gatsby’s house parties in chapter 3. For example, at the party, the food is even rich because the turkeys are described as “bewitched to a dark gold” (40). At the party, Nick describes Jordan’s arm as “slender and golden” which is then talking about Jordan’s success as a golf player (43). In contrast, yellow is also shown at the party with “the girls in yellow” (46.) Also, Gatsby’s house turns yellow sometimes so this shows that the richness is just a cover up. The next color is white which represents the characters hiding behind a facade. This is shown with Daisy and Jordan when they were laying down on the couch “like silver idols weighing down their own white dresses” (115). This is shown again when it says, “She dressed in white, and had a little white roadster, and all day long the telephone rang in her house and excited young officers from Camp Taylor demanded the privilege of monopolizing her that night.” (74) It is then expressed again in chapter 7 when it says "High in a white palace the king's daughter, the golden girl." (120) These are important quotes because the girls are seen wearing white a lot and it gives them that innocence and the naive quality to them. In reality, they are snobbish and conceited people and they think people are below them. Thirdly, the color blue represents sadness and it mainly surrounds Gatsby. The first representation of this is “in his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.” (39). Another association with this color to Gatsby is when Nick gets invited to a party by a chauffeur “in a uniform of robin’s-egg blue” (41).  Then finally, this color is again symbolized when at Gatsby’s funeral when it says “He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it.” (180). The next symbolic color is grey which represents lifelessness. This color is very much associated with the Wilsons’. This color and this lifelessness is associated with Wilson when Nick says “when any one spoke to him he invariably laughed in an agreeable, colorless way.” (136) This shows he really just goes with the flow and he’s lifeless. He is again associated with this colorless when it says Wilson “He was a blond, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome" (25). This colorless is also in association of Myrtle Wilson after her death and this quote describes Gatsby’s house as "inexplicable amount of dust" which reflects the lifelessness of Gatsby’s and Daisy’s relationship, the lack of parties, and his faith in the American Dream. Finally, the last color that is symbolic is green which represents hope for the future. “I glanced seaward – and distinguished nothing except a single green light” (21). This green light is the Buchanan’s light. Also green is displayed when it says "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us" (180) which represented Gatsby’s and Daisy’s relationship. Then finally, the color is then used in an envious way when it says "in the sunlight his face was green" (123).

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White

The symbolism for the color white in The Great Gatsby could signify a bride or peace. The references of white in chapter 5 referring to Gatsby in “a white flannel suit, silver shirt, and gold-colored tie.” (Fitzgerald 84) The symbol of white in chapter 6 represents health as mentioned “a white plum tree.” (Fitzgerald 104) The final symbol of white that I would like to address is the bride or Daisy. She is the ironic symbol of purity because she is not pure at all, especially when she kills Myrtle, and has no remorse or protest to Gatsby's conviction. (Fitzgerald 143)

Gold vs. Yellow

The dueling colors yellow and gold could represent weakness, which is money throughout the story; and wealth which is also mentioned through the storyline. When Gatsby is told to be wearing a “gold-colored tie,” that would represent his wealth, which is his greatest strength; but his foreshadowed weakness. (Fitzgerald 84) The comparison of a king's daughter to Daisy's “the golden girl,” suggesting that she is considerably richer than the average person. (Fitzgerald 120) The infamous last thoughts of Gatsby “he found what a grotesque thing a rose is” could be a literary symbol of the color yellow, or money, which is considered to be his weakness, and defeat in the end. (Fitzgerald 161)

Tj Eckleburg

The eyes of Tj Eckleburgcould be a metaphor for the high hopes and expectations of the American Dream. The eyes of Tj Eckleburg could also be a reminder that the lack of spirituality in the community leads people to engulf in materialization, losing sight of morals. Just as George tells Myrtle “God see’s everything,” as he relevantly refers to the Eckleburg billboard. (Fitzgerald 160) His large blue eyes could represent a higher power judging all of the sinners in the community, or the disregarded depression and sadness within their lives. (Fitzgerald 109) Eckleburg's presence could also symbolize the “unnoticed” sins acted upon by the community, just as Myrtle thought her infidelity was overlooked. (Fitzgerald 34)

Gray and The Valley of Ashes

The color gray is often associated with dullness and sadness. Which is very common around the East and West Egg's. Wilson's failing spirit is a great example of the dullness within the community, as his social responses allowed him to react “in an agreeable, colorless way.” (Fitzgerald 136) The Valley of Ashes represents the lost hopes and dreams of the West Egg residents. The valley can be seen as a place where the unfortunate and hopeless live as hinted by Fitzgerald “ash-gray men swarm up with leaden spades” as the ash “screens their obscure operations from your sight.” (Fitzgerald 23) The use of gray in addition to the valley also signifies the forgotten values of simple things, as “a certain desolate area of land” plainly explains. (Fitzgerald 23)

Final scene from Luhrmann's Gatsby

The solemn scene from Luhrmann's Gatsby symbolizes the meaning of the green light, and how the theme of it wraps into the ending of Gatsby's life. It shows that life goes on, and the next day will bring new adventures that repeat themselves through new minds. Giving those men and women a dream of their own that they will chase until they achieve it.

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The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg symbolize a God who sees everything like betrayal and dishonesty. I know this because Wilson says, "you many fool me, but you can't fool God"(159) when he is explaining what he had told his wife. After Wilson said this, "Michaelis saw with shock that he was looking at the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckenburg"(159). While Wilson is looking at the eyes, he says that "God sees everything"(160). The color gray and the Vally of Ashes symbolize desolation, dullness, and despair. When traveling near, "passengers on waiting trains can stare at the dismal scene"(24). The Valley of Ashes is desolate because "the only building in sight was a small block of yellow brick sitting on the edge of a wasteland"(24). The inside of Wilson's building was described as "unprosperous and bare"(25). The color white symbolizes purity and innocence. When Wilson goes to get chairs for his guests, "a white ashen dust veiled his dark suit and his pale hair as it veiled everything in the vicinity-except his wife, who moved closer to Tom"(26). Wilson's wife is not touched by the white ash because she isn't pure or innocent. Daisy was portrayed as innocent and angel-like because she "dressed in white"(74). When Gatsby is going to see Daisy again for the first time in years, he is wearing "a white flannel suit"(84). Gatsby is portrayed as innocent and pure. Gold symbolizes wealth and yellow symbolizes hazards and weakness. Gatsby has a "gold- colored tie"(84) that symbolizes his wealth. In Gatsby's room, there was "a toilet set of pure dull gold"(91). Gatsby's "yellow car"(139) represents hazard because it is eventually involved in a murder. Green symbolizes money and the green light symbolizes hope and dreams. After telling Daisy about the green light "he seemed absorbed in what he just said"(93). The light symbolizes his dreams. Nick observes "that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever"(93). The color green represents money and Gatsby's car has "green leather"(120) that encloses the seats.

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The story of The Great Gatsby holds many symbolisms. Some of which are color coded. For example, the green light at the end of the dock is mentioned on page 24. Green is associated with new birth, or new beginnings, which fits Gatsby's dream of marrying Daisy. Daisy herself is a symbol for the color yellow. Yellow can be associated with cowardice, which correctly fits Daisy. Another symbol is how Gatsby refers to Daisy as the "Golden Girl". Gatsby associates good things with money. T.J. Eckleburgs glasses are yellow, otherwise known as fake gold. Gatsby and Daisy both like to wear the color white, which is a pure color. They may do this to try and hide their own impurities.

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TJ Eckleburg's eyes represent God's eyes as he watches over the corrupt people who were once hard working Americans. On page 159, George Wilson looks out the window after his wife is hit by a car. He stairs at the Eckleburg advertisement and says "God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God."

The green light Gatsby sees across the lake is a symbol for Gatsby's past and his love for Daisy. He want's Daisy back and the light across the lake represents her. On page 180, Nick sits in Gatsby's yard and thinks "of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night."

The color white represents purity. On page 8, Nick observes two young women, Daisy and Jordan, both “in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house.” The color white signifies the beginning of the story and the purity of Daisy, before she was seeing Gatsby.

The Valley of Ashes is a symbol of hopelessness and desperation. It represents the people who are trying to work for their living. It is a representation of the Americans who still believed in working for your wealth. The Valley of Ashes is also home to the TJ Eckleburg sign. An old store belonging to a man who worked hard for a living.

The color gold is a symbol for wealth. Both Gatsby and the Buchanan’s are fabulously wealthy. Gatsby's wealth does not buy him his happiness and the Buchanan's wealth is a reason for their careless life style.

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In the story, white was a representation of purity. Daisy is considered to be pure before she cheats on Tom. “that was cool as their white dresses “ (12) White is also talked about in reference to Daisy’s and Jordan’s childhood: “Our white girlhood was passes together there. Our beautiful white ---“ (19).  It can be in reference to the fact that children are usually pure. Another time is when Gatsby and Daisy had gone on a walk together many years before, “Daisy’s white face came up to his own.” It could represent that Daisy was pure at the time.
TJ Eckleburg’s eyes represent God watching over people. God watched over everyone as they had become corrupt and fall into sin. On page 159 Wilson talks about how he told his wife that she couldn’t fool God since He sees everything. “I told her she might fool me but she couldn’t fool God.” He also said, “’God knows what you’ve been doing, everything you’ve been doing.’”(159)  On page 124 Nick talks about the eyes, “the giant eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg kept their vigil.”  The story also has the symbols of gold and yellow.  Gold was considered to be wealth or greatness. “With Jordan’s slender golden arm resting in mine”(43). The quote can symbolize the fact that Jordan is wealthy or is generally associated with that color since Nick viewed her so highly. “and if you want to take down any addresses here’s my little gold pencil.” (105)  Daisy gives Tom a small golden pencil to write with, it can symbolize their wealth.  Yellow can represent weakness, hope or hazards.  Gatsby’s car is yellow which is what hit Myrtle Wilson and killed her. “’It was a yellow car,’ he said.” (139) In the end, the accident ended up causing many problems. Green and the green light are also a symbol in the story.  It was used to show a sense of Gatsby wishing time wouldn’t fade away.  It was also to show the American Dream.  Gatsby’s dream was to be with Daisy again and the light came from her dock. On page 92, Gatsby points out that Daisy has a green light. “You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock.” “Now it was again a green light on a dock.” (93) It represents Gatsby’s green light. His chance to move on in his life towards bigger and better things.  On the last page, 180, Nick talks about the significance of Gatsby and the green light. “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us.” Finally, the color gray and the valley of ashes are also a symbol in the story. It can represent the idea of bad things happening or depressing moments.  For example, the death of Myrtle Wilson can be associated with the color gray. “’Auto hit her. Ins’antly killed.’”(139) The valley of ashes can be perceived as a dark and gloomy place. “This is a valley of ashes – a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills…”(23) “Occasionally a line of gray cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak.”(23)

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In the Great Gatsby novel there are many symbols and color imagery to express them.

Green is a symbol of hope for Gatsby as well as wealth. "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across the bay," said Gatsby. "you always have a green light that burns at the end of your dock." pg 92 Gatsby has hope looking at the green light of one day having Daisy.

Blue symbolizes sadness and depression. "The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic."pg 23 His eyes being blue symbolizes God watching over the ashes and poverty and being very sad.

Red symbolizes love, passion, and shame. "A cheerful red and white Georgian colonial mansion overlooking the bay" pg 6 The red of the Buchanan's home can symbolize the shame of Tom being in another relationship besides Daisy.

White symbolizes peace and angels. "They [Jordan and Daisy] were both in white, and their dresses rippling and fluttering..." pg8 The fact that they are wearing white makes them look very peaceful and very innocent. White can also be a symbol of power. "Taking a white card from his wallet, he waved it before the man's eyes." pg68 Gatsby shows power because he waves the white card and the police officer lets him go.

Lastly, yellow symbolizes hazards and cowardice. "That yellow car I was driving this afternoon wasn't mine". pg140 The yellow car that Gatsby owns symbolizes the hazard it caused by killing myrtle. It also shows Daisy and Gatsby's cowardice to tell the truth.

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In the novel, “The Great Gatsby,” the color gray is depression and the Valley of Ashes is a failed American Dream. The Valley of Ashes is a place that has “an impenetrable cloud”(23) of ash. This the exact opposite of Gatsby’s place. The Wilson’s live in the Valley of Ashes and the Wilson’s garage was “unprosperous and bare; the only car visible was the dust covered...” (25)vehicle and this goes to show how poor this place is. Also this place seems even more grotesque when George’s wife was seeing Tom and “Tom...and his girl and...”(26) Nick went to New York, so that Mrytle and Tom can have an affair. T.J. Eckleburg represents God a omniscient God. Wilson told his wife, “[you] can fool me but you can’t fool God.” (159) He said that “God knows...everything you’ve been doing.”(159) Wilson said this when he was looking at the T.J. Eckleburg eyes through the window. He took took his wife to the window and said those exact words to her “God sees everything.”(160) The color white represents purity and corruption. For the purity half, when Daisy was younger she wore white dresses and she was “dressed in white and had a little white roadster.” (79) When Pammy is first introduced she is wearing a white dress because she says “Aunt Jordan’s got on a white dress too” (123) this shows her childish innocence and purity. “Taking a white card from his wallet he waved it before the man’s eyes”(72) shows the corruption on Gatsby’s side. Gold means “old money” and yellow is the flaws of the characters coming out “yellow cocktail music” and Daisy wears a yellow dress as the novel goes on. The green and the green light represent the “unattainable dream.” Gatsby kept dreaming about him and Daisy getting back together, but once they did he seemed to have lost the reason for living. The green represents a dream that isn’t pure, but corrupt in a way.

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In the story “The Great Gatsby,” there are many symbols. One important symbol is TJ Eckleburg represents viewing people from the eyes of God.

Another symbol is the green light within the story. Green represents money and in this story money had a very specific part. “Her voice was full of money”(Fitzgerald120). He uses money words to describe people.

White is another major symbol in the novel. White symbolizes purity and peace which I believe this describes Daisy.

The Valley of Ashes and grey both represents dark and sorrow. With the deaths and unhappiness within the story truly show these symbols.

Gold is a way to describe wealth, which plays a huge role in the story while yellow represents hope and weakness which is also how Gatsby really loves Daisy and has hope that she will fall in love with him.

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In The Great Gatsby frequent

symbols and color imagery were used to represent feelings, upcoming events, and themes.  The color gold was used multiple times to descried Jordan, here Nick said, “I put my arm around Jordan’s golden shoulders.” (p. 79). The word “golden” is commonly used to describe riches and prosperity. Next, the green light that is at the end of the dock was used to convey a sense of hope and time not fading. Here it assumed, “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.” (p. 180), the green light was Gatsby’s symbol to fight for the past. In the beginning of the novel, when Nick first entered the Buchanan house he noticed Daisy and Jordan’s attire, “They were both in white.” (p. 8). The color white is signified as being pure, unblemished, and honorable, the color was used to contrast their beautiful appearance to their careless hearts. When Gatsby’s parties were first introduced, the color blue was used to describe his gardens, “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went.” (p. 39). Depressed, unhappy, deficient, are words to describe blue, Gatsby’s blue gardens represent and foreshadow the lack in his heart. Also, Gatsby’s house had grey windows, “The grey window disappeared.” (p.), these windows characterized the lack of vision and neutrality about his future. In conclusion, symbols and color imagery can been seen throughout the novel and used to uncover emotions, occasions, and hidden ideas.

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The Green Light in The Great Gatsby symbolizes his dream. He says on page 92 when he says to Daisy "You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock" because it reminds him that she is that close. It is also referenced on page 93 after Daisy puts her arm through Gatsby's and "it was again a green light on a dock" because he finally has her close and the light doesn't mean anything. It is also finally referenced on page 180 when Nick thinks "I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock" because green represents hope, and that light to Gatsby was a reminder that she was that close and to keep hope.

TJ Eckleburg's eyes are also a symbol in Great Gatsby that actually represents God in the novel and watching them all them crumble. This can be seen on page 160 when Wilson says "God sees everything" while looking at the advertisement and also on page 124 "Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor TJ Eckleburg kept their vigil." Another is on page 159 when Wilson says he told his wife "she might fool me but she couldn't fool God" since God sees everything.

The Valley of the ashes is also symbolic in the fact of it's colors and also it's atmosphere. It gives off a "ghastly" and "gray" atmosphere on page 23, which represents sadness. The idea of it giving off an "impenetrable cloud" gives the idea that it is dark there and saddening,

The color white is also a very big symbol in Great Gastby because it represents bridal and also purity. Gatsby sees Daisy as his bride which can be seen on page 110, "he knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions." She wears white a lot, and she was pure until she cheats on Tom with Gatsby.

The contrast between yellow and gold is also a symbol in Great Gatsby. Gold is often associated with wealth, like Gatsby, Daisy and Tom. Like on page 105 when Daisy says "here's my little gold pencil" and also on page 84 when Gatsby wears "gold-colored tie." Yellow is sometimes a symbol of hope, and Gatsby was hoping to convince everyone he was really rich and come from money, which his "yellow car" that is mentioned throughout the book strives to prove.

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The eyes of TJ Eckleburg in this book represents the eyes of God always watching over the corrupt weakened people in the valley of ashes. It is a sign that God sees everything.

The Valley of ashes is a symbol of hopelessness and desperation. It is a representation of people trying to work to get out of the poor life style and trying to fulfill the American dream believing in that if you work hard you can reach a higher social status. The color gray in the valley of ashes is a symbol of pain and despair.

The color white is a symbol of purity and innocence giving us a hint of what type of person Daisy is.

The color gold is a symbol of wealth and success. These colors are worn by Daisy giving you insight of how wealthy her and Tom actually are.

The green light is a symbol of the American dream and reaching for bigger and better things. Gatsby reaches towards the green light while standing on his dock and we later see that this green light is at the end of Daisy's dock. Gatsby reaches for his dream of being with Daisy again but fails to succeed.

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TJ Eckleburg's eyes are a symbol in the novel The Great Gatsby. It represents the eyes of God. That God is watching the characters and their struggling weaknesses. Watching them fall apart. It is set over The Valley of Ashes. Wilson says, "God sees everything" (pg 160) when he looks at the eyes (advertisement). Or when Wilson is telling Myrtle that, "...she might fool me but she couldn't fool God..." (pg 159). Or even when Nick was going with Tom to see Tom's mistress he said, "...along the road under Doctor Eckleburg's persistent stare..." (pg 24).

The Valley of Ashes represents the colors of gray and black. Which represent secretiveness, doom and pain. It shows the lack of life within many of the characters. It also expresses the pain similar to that of Myrtle Wilson's death. In the book, the area is described as "...dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground..." (pg 24) in chapter two of the novel. As well as being described as having "...an impenetrable cloud..." (pg 23) and having a "...gray land and the spasms of bleak dust..." (pg 23).

The color white is a symbol in the novel of purity and innocence. Daisy wears white, before she cheats on Tom, and so it makes us view here as pure and innocent. In the beginning of the book, Nick walks in to the Buchanan house to see Daisy and Jordan dressed in white, “They were both in white” (pg. 8). Jordan had also described Daisy saying, "...she dressed in white, and had a little white roadster..." (pg 74) even before she met Tom.

The colors gold and yellow also are perceived as symbols. The gold represents wealth and prosperity versus yellow which represents weakness and cowardice. Nick said, “I put my arm around Jordan’s golden shoulders” (pg. 79) which makes her high in the social class. In  chapter two of the novel, I noticed it said, "...a small block of yellow brick sitting on the edge of the wasteland...absolutely nothing..." (pg 24). Also, Gatsby wears a "...gold-colored tie..." (pg 84) so he can impress Daisy with his newly achieved wealth.The green light is an important symbol in the novel. The green represents hope and the goals of Gatsby. It is the light at the end of Daisy's dock which is directly across from Gatsby's house. He looks at it as his dream for him and Daisy to be together again just like they used to be. The green light represents the hope to see Daisy again and to be able to win her back for that is his dream. “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us...” (pg. 180). As well as when Gatsby says to Daisy, "You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock..." (pg. 92).

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One symbol in the novel The Great Gatsby is the Green Light. The color green is the color for hope. We first see the green light when Gatsby stares across the bay toward a green light at the end of a dock. Later in the novel we find out that the green light is on Daisy's dock. "Gatsby believed in the green light." This green light represents the hope to see Daisy again and a chance to win her back.

Another symbol is the eyes of TJ Eckleburg. His eyes are a symbol of God. They watch over the characters struggles and "do nothing about it." "God sees everything". They are allowing the world to fall to pieces.

The Valley of Ashes represents the colors gray and black. It represents something dark and lifeless. The death of Myrtle Wilson in the Valley of Ashes stands for the pain as well as the destruction and death in the valley.

White represents purity. Daisy's clothes are a symbol in the novel. The white clothes she wore before she cheated on Tom showed that she was pure and angelic.

Gold is associated with wealth, like Gatsby. Yellow is associated with weakness and hope, like Nick at the beginning of the story.

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TJ Eckleburg's eyes are a symbol of God watching the people going through the Valley of Ashes. YOu see this when Wilson talks about how God sees everything and talks about how it is just an advertisement. The last scene of the movie shows how you will never get your goals, but you will get more goals higher than the ones before. The Valley of Ashes and the color gray represent doom as everything that happens there was bad. White is used as a symbol of purity. You can tell this because Daisy wears it in the beginning of the book before she cheats on Tom. Gold versus yellow is used to show wealth because the wealthy were gold instead of yellow. The green light and green color represents goals, because the green light is at Daisy's and Gatsby strives for Daisy

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I know the eyes of T. J Eckleburg represent god. white is usually a Symbol of purity and innocence which might be a hit that they are attributes of Daisy. The valley of the ashes is a symbol of hopelessness, and desperation and the grey, which is a symbol of dullness adds to that feeling of hopelessness. the green light is a symbol of hope, goals, dreams and those hopes goals and dreams that are out of reach. almost to contradict that is the fact that green is often connected to money. this suggests the corruption and flaw of Gatsby's dream. gold is a color often linked with wealth and yellow is linked to happiness, joy, light, hope, cowardice, and weakness.

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Final Scene from Luhrmann's Gatsby (2013)

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Final Scene from Luhrmann's Gatsby (2013)