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The following essay explores Fitzgerald's use of the color green in The Great Gatsby, a symbol that represents both love and money, as well as Gatsby's ultimate goal—a spring-like renewal that would put his past behind him and plant the seeds for a future with Daisy.
It is arguable that Jay Gatsby values two things above all others—love (particularly his love for Daisy Buchanon) and money (the means by which he hopes to win Daisy’s heart). The two motivations converge in Fitzgerald’s use of the color green, a symbol that represents both love and money as well as Gatsby’s ultimate goal—a spring-like renewal that would put his past behind him and plant the seeds for a future with Daisy. Fitzgerald shows green in its many incarnations, from the promise of a new bud to the decay of a stagnant pond, as Gatsby’s dream progresses from a...
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