![]() Involuntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. He gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone-he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling. When Gatsby achieved his dream (or understood its infeasibility), life lost its purpose. His vanishing in the darkness has a hidden meaning: a life deprived of hope is senseless and dark. That’s why it is associated with Jay Gatsby.ĭuring the first meeting with the narrator in Chapter 1, Gatsby stretches his hands toward the green light. It symbolizes hope, dream, and inner youth. In The Great Gatsby, the green light is the least mentioned color, though it is the most essential. Gray is the background color, symbolizing disappointment, despair, and even death. Blue is for the tranquility and loneliness of Gatsby. Yellow (golden) is about money and the decay of the material world. White is referred to as Daisy’s description. Green associates with Gatsby’s dream and persistence. There are five principal color symbols in the novel.
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