The Great Gatsby There are several colors used for symbolism in the novel, The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The following five colors: green, white, blue, gray and yellow are just a few that Fitzgerald uses cleverly for symbolism. The first color green is used the most in the novel, The Great Gatsby. The reason for this may be that green is the color used to describe the main character Jay Gatsby. It …showed first 75 words of 952 total…

…showed last 75 words of 952 total…The Great Gatsby. Color is used as most of the symbolism in the book. Without color, the book would be without interest or meaning. If books were without color , what would the story symbolize? Color is an important part of literature, which is used often and will always be an important part of a good novel. I would recommend this book for anyone to read if they like mystery, romance and comedy in a book.