Symbols in The Great Gatsby
Pick Two Symbols from The Great Gatsby and Explain Their Relevance/Significance In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the use of symbols throughout the book is very evident, and plays a large role in the book to help convey different underlying meanings. Two of the most apparent symbols in The Great Gatsby are colors, including the green light, and Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’s eyes on the billboard in the Valley of the Ashes. Colors symbolize a great deal in The Great Gatsby, and different colors symbolize different meanings and motifs. In the book, the color gold represents money and even more, “old money.” In the book, Nick Carraway talks about how even the turkeys at Gatsby’s parties were, “bewitched to a dark gold.” Also, Jordan Baker, who is the “golden girl of golf”, is connected with color, as evident when Nick says, “With Jordan's slender golden arm resting in mine,” and, “I put my arm around Jordan's golden shoulder.” Jordan is also associated with the color gold because she is from “old money” and only attends Gatsby’s parties because she likes to show off and adores the gossip In addition, Gatsby wears a gold tie when he goes to meet Daisy for the first time, and this represents that he wants to fit in with the “old money” so that he and Daisy can be together. In contrast, grey or the absence of color represent poverty and are come across most in the Valley of the Ashes, where poverty prevails. The only time these colors mix is when Tom goes to the valley to pick up Myrtle and when they are leaving, Myrtle changes into brightly colored clothes, representing that she is leaving the poverty of the valley. Comparatively, the color yellow in The Great Gatsby represents fake money, as evident by Gatsby’s infamous car, which represents his aspiration, and failure, to enter the elite group of New York. Also, Gatsby plays, “yellow cocktail music,” at his parties, and the, “two girls in twin yellow dresses,” are not as appealing as the golden Jordan Baker. In