Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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The Jazz era of the 1920's introduced many new innovations to literature, including the use of color symbolism. Upon seeing a certain color, the mind is triggered into connecting the color with a specific emotion or meaning. Through the effective use of the colors green, white, and gray in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates how colors are able to symbolize and enhance characterization and setting. Because the author is able to evoke emotions …
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…by." <http://www.geocities.com/color_symbolism/index.html>. 18 May 2003. Fitzgerald, Scott F. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction,1925. Huber, Herbert. "The Use of Colors in The Great Gatsby" <http://www.lesekost.de/HHL252C.htm>. 18 May 2003. Stein, Milton R. The Golden Moment : Novels of Scott F Fitzgerald. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1970. "The Great Gatsby Essay". <http://www.dlc.fi/~frog/essay/papers/gatsby.htm>. 18 May 2003.
…by." <http://www.geocities.com/color_symbolism/index.html>. 18 May 2003. Fitzgerald, Scott F. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction,1925. Huber, Herbert. "The Use of Colors in The Great Gatsby" <http://www.lesekost.de/HHL252C.htm>. 18 May 2003. Stein, Milton R. The Golden Moment : Novels of Scott F Fitzgerald. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1970. "The Great Gatsby Essay". <http://www.dlc.fi/~frog/essay/papers/gatsby.htm>. 18 May 2003.
