Like I said before, not only is Daisy related to white, but Jordan is too. The significance of this is once again it shows Daisy trying to put forward this image of “purity”. She said “When I came opposite her house that morning, her white roadster was beside the curb” (Fitzgerald 74). Another time when Daisy’s “childhood” is stated, is when Jordan talks about Daisy and herself years before. That is one of the reasons Gatsby tried so hard to get her back. It made Daisy out to be this perfect girl with the perfect image. Gatsby stated that “…She dressed in white, and had a little white roadster” (Fitzgerald 74). This makes it seem that Daisy was innocent when she was younger.Īn instance where this is shown is when Gatsby is describing to Nick the first time he met Daisy. The main idea of childhood represents innocence, and because the color white is associated with innocence, white is once again a representation of innocence. When we look back to when Daisy was younger, we still see her linked together with the symbolism of white. Once again, this shows Daisy “hiding” behind white.
When Daisy kisses Gatsby, it is pictured as being a pure act, but really, she has just cheated on Nick.
When Daisy and Gatsby are together, and Daisy decides to kiss Gatsby, it is described as “Daisy’s white face came up to his own” (Fitzgerald 118). When we start to examine Daisy closer, we realize that she is always connected to white. Even though at this point in the story, you can clearly see the corrupt lifestyles that Daisy and Jordan live, they are still trying to depict themselves righteously. When he arrives at the house, they are “laying upon an enormous couch, like silver idols weighing down their own white dresses” (Fitzgerald 115). This is significant because this is the first time that Daisy and Jordan are mentioned, and it portrays them innocently.Īnother instance where the representation of Daisy and Jordan together is mentioned is when Nick decides to drive to East Egg, New York for lunch at Tom’s house. The color is first correlated with Daisy and Jordan when Nick is on a tour of Tom’s house, who is Daisy’s husband, and he sees two women who are “both in white” (Fitzgerald 8). The characters can be seen using “white” as a way to make themselves look better. Gatsby and Nick, the main male characters in the story, can be affiliated with this color, but it mostly symbolizes Daisy and Jordan, the main female characters in the story. The color white is associated with purity and innocence. White, yellow, blue, green, and even the color black affect the atmosphere of scenes through association with a specific mood, and also through the actions of the characters. The concept of color symbolism is prominent in the novel. Color affects the mood, emphasizes the importance of events in a novel, and can also interact with the personalities of the characters. Scott Fitzgerald, the main characters can be seen “hiding” behind the symbolism of different colors. During the 1920’s, many people would disguise themselves through the identities of someone else.
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