What Does The Gold Tie Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

Colors can be a symbol that many people overlook. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses color imagery to describe the characters. Nick's neighbor, Jay Gatsby, is a mysterious man that lived in the past. Gatsby and Daisy have always loved each other, but Daisy also loves her brutal husband Tom. In a twist of events three people die and some you never hear from again. The Main character, Gatsby, is described using various colors including gold, pink, and blue.
Gold is a color often used to describe Gatsby. On the day that Gatsby meets Daisy he wears a "...gold-colored tie..."(84). The gold tie represents his wealth and success. After Gatsby came back from the war he had no money or any place to go, with the help from Wolfsheim he becomes a very wealthy man. He has become very successful in his life and he wants to impress Daisy. Yellow is a different form of gold. Yellow is used to describe Gatsby's car. "...inquiring a yellow car." ( ). Gatsby's yellow car is a symbol of his desire to enter into New York's high society.

Pink is also used in The Great Gatsby to describe Jay Gatsby.

On the Day that Gatsby goes to see Daisy at her house, Tom makes the comment that "He wears a pink suit" ( ). Pink symbolizes his romance with Daisy. Daisy was coming over to Gatsby's house every afternoon and their romance was becoming undeniable. After Gatsby is gone, Nick is glad that he complimented on "His gorgeous pink rag of a suit..." ( ). Nick is using pink to describe Gatsby as being full of life and caring. Gatsby throws extravigent parties for everybody else, he doesn't interact allot during the parties. He doesn't invite people, they just show u and he never says anything about

it.
Blue is used to describe Gatsby more than anyother character. Gatsby is finally introduced to the reader in chapter three when Nick is invited to one of his ectravigent parties. "A charffeur in robins-egg blue"(41). Blue is representing a desire, a desire taht gatsby wants Nick at his party.Nick is one of the very few people to ever be invited to one of his parties, whereas other people just show up. In his younger years Dan Cody bought him a "...blue coat..."(100). The blue coat forshadows Gatsby's intellegence. He didn't come from a weathy family, or inherited allot, but with the money that he did have he used his inntellegence to become extreamly rich.
Color is used throught the novel to describe characters, I have focused on the main character Jay Gatsby. Colors are often over looked as a symbol of something greater.