The novel, The Great Gatsby, uses symbolism in a verity of different ways. One symbol was the constant use of the color yellow. yellow is often associated with wealth, but in this novel, yellow is also a color of death. An example of how yellow is used in death is that Gatsby's yellow car is used to kill someone in a hit-and-run at the end of the novel. This hit-and-run led to Gatsby's own death. The appearance of yellow in some of the death in this novel shows how money and death go hand-in-hand.
Another example of symbolism in the book is the relationship between West and East Egg. The narrator, Nick Carraway, says that there is a "bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them." The reason for this contrast is because the two egg islands represent the old and new rich. The people of East Egg, of which is populated entirely of people who inherited their money, are reserved, conservative, and graceful. However, they have horrible ethics. Daisy and Tom Buchanan are rotten people who rather run away instead of facing a problem they caused. The people of East Egg, on-the-other-hand, are more wild and energetic,but have better ethics. Jay Gatsby, a bootlegger, does not drink alcohol. He also has a pool which he never uses.
The final necessary symbol is the green light at the end of a dock in East Egg. At the end of the first chapter, Gatsby, "stretched out his arm toward the dark water in a curious way, and, as far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling." He was reaching for the green light. For Gatsby, that light represents his future. His one goal was to rewind time so he could marry the girl of his dreams. This girl now lives in East Egg, and across from where Gatsby lives and the green light.
Another example of symbolism in the book is the relationship between West and East Egg. The narrator, Nick Carraway, says that there is a "bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them." The reason for this contrast is because the two egg islands represent the old and new rich. The people of East Egg, of which is populated entirely of people who inherited their money, are reserved, conservative, and graceful. However, they have horrible ethics. Daisy and Tom Buchanan are rotten people who rather run away instead of facing a problem they caused. The people of East Egg, on-the-other-hand, are more wild and energetic,but have better ethics. Jay Gatsby, a bootlegger, does not drink alcohol. He also has a pool which he never uses.
The final necessary symbol is the green light at the end of a dock in East Egg. At the end of the first chapter, Gatsby, "stretched out his arm toward the dark water in a curious way, and, as far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling." He was reaching for the green light. For Gatsby, that light represents his future. His one goal was to rewind time so he could marry the girl of his dreams. This girl now lives in East Egg, and across from where Gatsby lives and the green light.