Symbol-Egg (East Egg, West Egg and the Symbol of the Egg itself)
Meaning: The East and West eggs are where they live, and there is always drama going on. An egg is white on the outside, and yellow on the inside. So, on both sides of the spectrum there is deception everywhere. An egg symbolizes a false show of purity on the outside, but rotten and corrupt on the inside. Also the east egg represents old money that has been passed down from generation to generation. The west egg represents new money that the people who live inside there have earned. There is always constant bickering between the eggs because the west eggers are rowdy and don’t know how to handle themselves amongst the continually wealthy people.
This symbol involves two other symbols within the book; the colors white and yellow.
Yellow is in many facets of the book. Yellow in general means corruptness and things that go bad. –Yellow leaves represent decay and corruptness. –The yellow of Gatsby’s car represents corrupt dishonesty and deception.
White is the color that has the deeper meaning of false purity or goodness. Daisy and Jordan are always seen in white. Also, Gatsby, when he wanted to meet Daisy again for the first time in 5 years, he wore a white suit as if to show that he was good and pure.
Quotes:
“I lived at West Egg, the-well, less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.” P.5
“Across the courtesy bay, the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water.” P.5
Graphic:
Names:
Jasmine
Nathaniel
Sources:
http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/twentiestoday/symbolism.html (Information and Text)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Quotes and Information)
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Meaning: The East and West eggs are where they live, and there is always drama going on. An egg is white on the outside, and yellow on the inside. So, on both sides of the spectrum there is deception everywhere. An egg symbolizes a false show of purity on the outside, but rotten and corrupt on the inside. Also the east egg represents old money that has been passed down from generation to generation. The west egg represents new money that the people who live inside there have earned. There is always constant bickering between the eggs because the west eggers are rowdy and don’t know how to handle themselves amongst the continually wealthy people.
This symbol involves two other symbols within the book; the colors white and yellow.
Yellow is in many facets of the book. Yellow in general means corruptness and things that go bad. –Yellow leaves represent decay and corruptness. –The yellow of Gatsby’s car represents corrupt dishonesty and deception.
White is the color that has the deeper meaning of false purity or goodness. Daisy and Jordan are always seen in white. Also, Gatsby, when he wanted to meet Daisy again for the first time in 5 years, he wore a white suit as if to show that he was good and pure.
Quotes:
“I lived at West Egg, the-well, less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.” P.5
“Across the courtesy bay, the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water.” P.5
Graphic:
Names:
Jasmine
Nathaniel
Sources:
http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/twentiestoday/symbolism.html (Information and Text)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Quotes and Information)
“” (Picture)
11 comments:
Well, this blog has been organized very well and is also very insightful regarding the color symbolism.
-Xavy SG
I do agree with this, but I think the Eggs would represent more; they represent not only the people but the content of their character and their naturalness toward the outside world. Overall, I think they did a good job.
Adam, Per. 6
Its intersting to see something that we usally see as food, to be repersented in away it describes pruity and evil. I like the way you describe it and made it very intersting.
I like the way you stated how the egg repersents pruity and evil when we would usally see it as just food and nouthing more. Its intersting to see it in that way, it gives more meaning to the symbol.
Melissa Block#6th
Interesting how you were also able compare the egg with Gatsby considering the purity the region and Gatsby appear to be doing until their inner corruption reveals itself openly.
Darren - 6th
I also agree with what Nathaniel and Jasmine say. The eggs represents goodness on the outside and rotting on the inside.
Veronica, 8th per.
I definitely agree because you can't see what's going on inside the egg but once you crack it, it oozes out and it's very nasty!
I completely agree because you can't see what's inside the egg until it is cracked and oozes out. It's very messy, or "corrupt"!
Selby 6th
Well, I do agree with this, but I beleive that the egg represents people, but more deeper than that. I beleive that it represents who they really are (their character).
Iyad-8th
I disagree with this concept. Eggs represent life at basic levels, something that could become something so much more. Unfortunately, eggs are very fragile and rot easily, such as the examples of the East and West egg. But saying that eggs represent a shell of purity and a core of corruption is ridiculous, becuase eggs are not valued for their shell.
-Dan P.
The egg is life and and your explantion was great, it showed what you wanted to talk about.
good qoutes and good job..
steven m 6th
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