What Does Gold Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

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Chapter White Yellow/ Gold Green One "From Louisville, our whitegirlhood was passed together there. Our beautiful white--"pg.19 In this sense I think the white represents innocence and purity. Beautiful as in sacred. "They were both in white..." pg.8 "The front was broken by a line of french windows, slowing now with reflected gold and wide open to the warm windy..." Pg. 6 Gold in this sense represents the fairness and richness. "Involuntarily I glanced seawards and distinguished nothing except a single green light..." P9.21 Green in this sense may represent mystery of it all, it also relates to obsession and curiosity. Two "We drove over the fifth Avenue, so warm and soft, almost pastoral, on the summer sunday afternoon that…show more content…
Innocence. "The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun and the orchestra is playing. Yellow cocktail music and the opra of voices pitches a key higher." The rich people, music, the feel and taste of Golden" treasure. Four "Taking a white card from his wallet, he waived it before the man's eyes."Pg.68 This gives off a sense of authority that Gatsby has over their people. Respected. "l put arms around Jordan's golden shoulder and drew" This signify the importance the type of person Jordan is, "or how other may percieve her). Golden arm should signify the idea of importance. "Sitting down behind many layers of glass in a sort of green leather conservatory we started to town." Leather involves rich and wealth but green can also be seen as the feeling of envy shown. Five "An hour later the front door open nervously, Gatsby's in a white flannel suite, silver shirt and..." Pg.84 The white is used to make a good impression since white symbolizes honesty and good. '...and gold coloned tie, hurried in" pg.84 The gold is to appear wealthy or very rich and successful since gold relates to a lot of wealth. "lf it wasn't for the mist we could see

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