1. Color Symbols IN the Great Gatsby

2. The face behind which characters hide.
White
Represents:
The face behind which characters hide.
Façade to cover purity and innocence.

3. Daisy and Jordan’s clothes Gatsby’s suit Buchanan’s mansion
White
Examples
Daisy and Jordan’s clothes
Gatsby’s suit
Buchanan’s mansion

4. Wealth, corruption, dishonesty.
Yellow (Gold)
Represents:
Wealth, corruption, dishonesty.

5. The golden haired girls at Gatsby’s party
Yellow (Gold)
Examples:
The golden haired girls at Gatsby’s party
Daisy’s accessories
Jay’s car
Hair color- Daisy, Pammy

6. Hope, rebirth, to “go”, youth, choice, serenity
Green
Represents:
Hope, rebirth, to “go”, youth, choice, serenity

7. The interior of Jay’s car Nick’s grass
Green
Examples:
Daisy’s dock light
The interior of Jay’s car
Nick’s grass
Nick talks about the green light at the end of the book he says "It eluded us then, but that's no matter- tomorrow we will run faster, stretch our arms out farther...."

8. Fantasy, lost time, escape.
Blue
Represents
Fantasy, lost time, escape.

9. Jay’s lawn –escape from reality, blue gardens
Examples
Jay’s lawn –escape from reality, blue gardens
Tom’s car –unhappiness of marriage
George’s eyes –dreams of escape.

10. Industrialization, dreary, bleak, lifeless
Grey
Represents:
Industrialization, dreary, bleak, lifeless
Examples:
Valley of Ashes – Displacement of American Dream.

11. Death, abuse, violence, destruction
Red
Represents:
Death, abuse, violence, destruction

12. Examples: Tom Buchanan Tom’s carpets Myrtle’s nose Myrtle’s death
Red
Examples:
Tom Buchanan
Tom’s carpets
Myrtle’s nose
Myrtle’s death
Gatsby’s pool water

13. Water Motif: Examples: Tea Party rain storm Swimming pool
Gatsby’s funeral
Water bodies separate characters.
Daisy, Myrtle
Bathtub

14. Observant, watchful, non-judgmental Examples: Owl-eyes T.J. Eckleberg
Eyes Motif:
Represents:
Observant, watchful, non-judgmental
Examples:
Owl-eyes
T.J. Eckleberg
Nick
Moon

15. Industrialization, status symbol, carelessness, recklessness Examples:
Cars Motif:
Represents:
Industrialization, status symbol, carelessness, recklessness
Examples:
The broken wheel
Jay asking Nick to set up meeting
Jay’s car
Tom’s car
The drive to NYC

16. It clearly represents Gatsby's dreams and hopes,
Green light:
It clearly represents Gatsby's dreams and hopes,
Subtle, associations such as money and the go-go attitude depicted of the 20s.
The light also seems to symbolize the impossibility of Gatsby winning back Daisy, being far away in the distance and out of reach.