The Symbolism Of Color In The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is filled with symbolism of every
kind. Light and dark play a large role in the development of The Great
Gatsby. There are also a great deal of time references. Time is used to
show things that go beyond what is apparent in The Great Gatsby. This all
helps t ....
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.... but she wants be appear
pure. In order to make herself seem pure she drives a white car and dresses
in white. "She [Daisy] dressed in white, and had a little white roadster…"
(p. 75) She also dresses her daughter in white. Even in Daisy’s name we see
white. The Daisy is a white and yellow flower. Daisy also often became
physically white. "His [Gatsby’s] heart beat faster and faster as Daisy’s
white face came up to his own." (p. 112) It is obvious that Daisy is a
very white character. A ....
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