Themes in Chapter 8

In this chapter we learn of how Gatsby came into his money and also of Daisy and his relationship. The American dream is a symbol in this chapter because we now understand what Gatsby was dreaming for (to make up for lost time with Daisy) and how he chased his dream when he became wealthy. Immortality is a theme because even though it seemed that all hope was lost for Gatsby and Daisy he still carried some hope until the very end of his life.

Colors in Chapter 7

In chapter 7 the color green is used to describe George Wilson's face. Nick says his face was "green in the sunlight." In this chapter I think the color is used to symbolize jealousy. Also in this chapter "Daisy and Jordan lay upon an enormous couch, like silver idols weighing down their own white dresses against the singing breeze of the fans." The white dresses seem to symbolize something different now than they did in the beginning of the book because they are weighing the girls down. Yellow is used to describe Gastby's yellow station wagon and as I said in my last post about colors, yellow symbolizes corruption.