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This 10 page paper discusses Fitzgerald's use of color symbolism in his classic novel "The Great Gatsby." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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that period, it has a timeless quality that makes it appeal to everyone. People who read Fitzgerald for the first time are likely to be surprised with the freshness of
the writing and the way it speaks to them. They can find themselves and their experiences in his stories. The Great Gatsby is probably his best known work. It has
been adapted for the screen several times, most notably with Robert Redford in the title role with Mia Farrow as Daisy, Bruce Dern as Tom and a very young Sam
Waterston as Nick. The book itself is often pointed out as an example of the very best American literature has to offer, because its examination of Jay Gatsby, his life
and his obsession is done from an American viewpoint. That is, Gatsby could not be of any other nationality and have the book work. His pursuit of the "American Dream,"
his desperate need to better himself, his status as a "self-made man," his idealism and naivety are all American characteristics. Jay Gatsby touches something in all of us. Background of
the Novel The Great Gatsby "remains a fresh and vibrant short novel, an acknowledged American masterpiece. Its fable has become part of the American mythology, or perhaps the American Dream
so pervades The Great Gatsby that Fitzgeralds true achievement was to appropriate American legend."1 The book gives us both romance and tragedy; and Bloom suggests that "tragedy" is not too
strong a word for Gatsbys ultimate fall, because he is a larger-than-life character.2 It is also a "Conradian" novel, because we dont have access to Gatsby himself; he is interpreted
for us by Nick Carraway, the narrator, in the same way that Conrads narrator Marlowe interprets Kurtz for us in Heart of Darkness.3 Because Gatsby is a romantic, he becomes
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