F. The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald is considered one of the greatest works of American literature. The Great Gatsby shows the corruption that occurred during “The Jazz Age,” an era nicknamed by Fitzgerald. This was a time when the American economy was booming and Prohibition was in place. Set in New York and Long Island in the 1920s, the novel primarily follows the story of millionaire Jay Gatsby's quest for the American dream and his love, Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald incorporated different underlying themes into the story that revealed the truth about life in the twenties. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses symbols such as colors, cars, and the green light to clarify some of his themes. Fitzgerald used several different colors to emphasize his ideas in the novel. First, it uses gold to represent wealth and success. An example of this is when Carraway walks around Gatsby's party with the professional golfer, Jordan Baker, "the thin, golden arm resting on [his]" (44). She is also described as having a “…golden shoulder” (77). Second, Fitzgerald uses the color yellow to refer to fake gold. For example, at one of Gatsby's parties, there are "two girls in twin yellow dresses" (44) admiring Baker. The color of their dresses is intended to show that the girls were less glamorous and less wealthy than the gold Jordan. Finally, white is used to symbolize purity and innocence, especially when it comes to Daisy Buchanan. When Carraway first visits the Buchanan house in the book, Daisy and Jordan “…were both in white” (8). Furthermore, even the windows of the Buchanan house are “…ajar and gleaming white” (8). Additionally, Daisy is described as having a "white face" (110) and is said to have had a white face...... middle of paper ...... meaning materialistic people will never realize the American dream. because they always want more and are never satisfied with what they have. Without a doubt, the green light represents the central theme of the book: the American dream. In conclusion, Fitzgerald uses symbols such as colors, cars, and the green light to tie it all together with the main theme of the story. “The Jazz Age” was a time when the rich got richer and the poor got poorer. The original American Dream was to achieve happiness, but Fitzgerald saw so much corruption during this time that his vision of the American Dream was tainted. Fitzgerald used The Great Gatsby to show that the American dream became a twisted idea of ​​getting rich by any means possible during the 1920s. The Great Gatsby teaches people a great lesson: money definitely doesn't make it. happiness.