Adam
Darren
English – Per. 6
March 22, 2007
The Color White
The color white in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is represented in many examples throughout the book. This symbol has many meanings towards purity and honor. In this book, white shadows the true nature of people and hides the true human character from others. In The Great Gatsby, Nick says about the two girls, “They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling…” (pg. 8). When they meet, Nick insinuates the purity and magnificence of the two girls, and thinks that they’ve been “blown back in after a short flight around the house” (pg. 8). Gatsby also thinks that his relationship with Daisy is pure, saying that when they were younger, Gatsby and Daisy were at a place where “there were no trees and the sidewalk was white with moonlight” (p. 110). Fitzgerald wants to stress the purity factor so that Gatsby’s downfall would be more dramatic and Daisy’s betrayal would be more painful on Gatsby himself. His pure intentions were to show Daisy his true love for her, while hers was just to get money. Fitzgerald also uses white to describe snow in the West, where Nick came from, to represent his purity. When he got to the Northeast, he became entangled in the rich and influential, taking his purity away. Carraway says about the West, “When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, our snow…” He shows the purity of the Western countryside, compared to the harsh life of the Northeastern cities.
Darren
English – Per. 6
March 22, 2007
The Color White
The color white in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is represented in many examples throughout the book. This symbol has many meanings towards purity and honor. In this book, white shadows the true nature of people and hides the true human character from others. In The Great Gatsby, Nick says about the two girls, “They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling…” (pg. 8). When they meet, Nick insinuates the purity and magnificence of the two girls, and thinks that they’ve been “blown back in after a short flight around the house” (pg. 8). Gatsby also thinks that his relationship with Daisy is pure, saying that when they were younger, Gatsby and Daisy were at a place where “there were no trees and the sidewalk was white with moonlight” (p. 110). Fitzgerald wants to stress the purity factor so that Gatsby’s downfall would be more dramatic and Daisy’s betrayal would be more painful on Gatsby himself. His pure intentions were to show Daisy his true love for her, while hers was just to get money. Fitzgerald also uses white to describe snow in the West, where Nick came from, to represent his purity. When he got to the Northeast, he became entangled in the rich and influential, taking his purity away. Carraway says about the West, “When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, our snow…” He shows the purity of the Western countryside, compared to the harsh life of the Northeastern cities.
Works Cited
Schadler, Jay. White Daisy. United States of America.
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/White-Daisy-Posters_i983272_.htm
The Use of Colors in The Great Gatsby. 20 September, 2002. Herbert Huber and Co.
http://www.lesekost.de/amlit/HHL252C.htm
Schadler, Jay. White Daisy. United States of America.
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/White-Daisy-Posters_i983272_.htm
The Use of Colors in The Great Gatsby. 20 September, 2002. Herbert Huber and Co.
http://www.lesekost.de/amlit/HHL252C.htm
2 comments:
I like how you see that the white shadow repersents the true nature of people and hides the humans true self. It goes real good with explaining the quotes and making the understandable.
Melissa Block# 6th
This is an interesting way to use the color white. white could also mean new but i guess that would just be me.
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