He wants to draw Daisy’s and the public’s attention to his wealth. When he prepares for his date with Daisy, he chooses “a white flannel suit, silver shirt, and gold-colored tie” (Fitzgerald 54). Gatsby uses silver and gold in order to emphasize his status and add gloss to his image and appearance. The silver shining of the moon and stars is also associated with the sparkling jewelry worn by women from upper classes of society and only dreamt of by poorer people. Silver is also used in the novel to accentuate the unique sparkle of the moon in New York: “A silver curve of the moon hovered already in the western sky” (Fitzgerald 120).
Indeed, when Carraway sees a silhouette of his neighbor for the first time, Gatsby is “standing with his hands in his pockets regarding the silver pepper of the stars” (Fitzgerald 15). When Fitzgerald tells the reader about Jay Gatsby, the use of gold and silver adds to Gatsby’s image as a prosperous man and a person who represents the wealthiest class of the Golden Age in the United States. Thus, Fitzgerald represents Carraway as a person of lower social status than Buchanan but also as someone who wants to achieve success in his life and learn the secrets of the bond business. When Carraway comes to Tom Buchanan’s house, he also associates the mansion with prosperity and success while noting that its French windows glow with “reflected gold” (Fitzgerald 6). More about This Topic Why Did Daisy Marry Tom in The Great Gatsby? 5 213 Is Nick from The Great Gatsby a Trustworthy Narrator? 5 98 Where Is Nick Carraway From? 5 37 “They Were Careless People, Tom and Daisy.” Explain the Quote 5 108 Carraway plans to spend his time reading on “banking and credit and investment securities,” and these books stand on his shelf “in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold the shining secrets” (Fitzgerald 4). Symbols of Wealth in The Great Gatsbyįrom his first days in the city, Nick Carraway begins to associate life in New York with gold and money. Although the color palette presented in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is rich, the problem of differing social status is most vividly described in the novel through the use of golden and silver colors that stand for wealth, success, the Golden Age, and the American Dream. In particular, a great deal of attention is paid to representing differences in social status while emphasizing richness and prosperity with the help of gold and silver. The author uses various colors to accentuate different aspects of life in the United States in the 1920s. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925). Color symbolism plays an important role in F.
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