Friday, March 30, 2007

The Color Green - Vanessa and Toni



Toni and Vanessa

Symbolism in the Great Gatsby
The Color Green


Green in this book means many things
Life
Opportunity
Growth
Envy
Money
Land
Inexperience/naïve
The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock


Quotes:
“I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock.” (Fitzgerald 180)
The light is one of the many ways that green is portrayed throughout this book. The light shows Daisy to Gatsby, who is still in love with her even if only from afar.
“I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes – a fresh, green breast of the new world.” (Fitzgerald 180)
This particular reference to green is for the opportunity available in the new world, also how everything was new and pure when the Dutch settlers first came here.


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good set of qoutes to show the meaning of the many meanings of the color green. You also pinpointed out just what the many meaning were.

Anonymous said...

You tell all the meanings for the symbol of green. You expressed the quotes that show your meanings. It's well done.

-Joshua J.

Anonymous said...

the color green is recognized for all its different meanings and symbolism which makes for a good blog. good quotes to support your color green meanings also.

Anonymous said...

The blog does a good job at displaying the different meanins of green at its symbols. Also, the quotes are good supporting evidence to the color greens meanings.


~Daniel H.~

Anonymous said...

Various meaning for the word green and it explains the symbolism of the color green in the great Gatsby.
Great blog.
Jisna S.
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