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Symbolism of Colors in "The Great Gatsby

Explore the symbolism of colors in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel "The Great Gatsby" and how they represent wealth, dreams, and corruption in the Jazz Age society.

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Symbolism of Colors in "The Great Gatsby

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  1. The Great Gatsby Literary Notes - Colors

  2. gold • wealth, especially unattainable items • Jordan – golden arm • food at Gatsby’s party • Daisy’s gold pencil

  3. yellow • imitation of gold • girls in yellow dresses who admire Jordan • Daisy’s daughter has yellow hair • corruption • Description of Gatsby’s car – from cream to yellow • Eckleburg’s glasses

  4. white • For Gatsby, innocence • white duck pants, white suit • For others, implies corruption under the surface • Daisy and Jordan’s white girlhood • Daisy and Jordan wear white • Bright light usually reveals debauchery or corruption • passed out woman in white foreshadows end of Jazz Age and impending economic crash

  5. green • hope, new life • green light • green new world • green lawn at Daisy’s house (in the beginning) • Sickness • Wilson’s green face • Green Sound, stagnant in the heat

  6. blue • dreams (think sky) • Dan Cody buys Gatsby a blue jacket • Gatsby’s blue gardens • Eckleburg’s eyes – God or dream corrupted by the yellow rimmed spectacles

  7. silver • dream and reality • silver stars = romantic hope • nickel on Gatsby’s car = wealth which corrupts the dream • Dan Cody – makes money on silver fields of Nevada • Ch. 7 Jordan and Daisy “like silver idols”

  8. grey • reality corrupts the dream • Valley of Ashes • Jordan’s grey eyes • Dan Cody’s grey face

  9. pink • dream colliding with reality (red) • pink clouds when Daisy and Gatsby reunite • Gatsby’s pink suit

  10. red • brutal reality beneath dream • Gatsby’s rubies – dream • Gatsby on Buchanans’ “crimson rug” • blood (both Myrtle’s and Gatsby’s) – brutal destruction of dream

  11. lavender • indulgence • Myrtle’s lavender cab (grey interior!) • Daisy’s hat when she reunites with Gatsby • lilac tree Daisy parks next to • rooms in Gatsby’s house • one of Gatsby’s shirts

  12. variety of colors • wealth, attempt to impress Daisy • multicolored lights at Gatsby’s parties • Gatsby’s shirts brought out to impress Daisy

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