For most people, a certain color can represent something meaningful to them. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, many of the colors used in the novel are meant to represent something. The setting of the novel is East and West Egg, two locations in New York. Our narrator, Nick Carraway, lives in West Egg. Besides living in West Egg, there is Nick's friend, Jay Gatsby; a character in love with Daisy Buchanan. Unfortunately, Daisy is married to Tom. As the plot unfolds, the reader notices the connection between certain colors and their importance in the novel. The use of colors in The Great Gatsby symbolizes real-life themes, such as gray symbolizes corruption, blue symbolizes reality, and green symbolizes jealousy and envy. Gray is a dull color to begin with, so it would naturally make sense that Fitzgerald would use this color for symbolism. like corruption. In The Great Gatsby there is a place called The Valley of Ashes. “The “Valley of Ashes”… symbolizes the human situation in a time of chaos. It is “a certain area of ​​desolate land” in which “ash-gray men” feebly swarm, raising “an impenetrable cloud, which hides their obscure operations from your sight.” » (Dyson 113). Nick considers the place "a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat in ridges and hills in grotesque gardens" (Fitzgerald 23). And that's exactly what it is, since it's a barren land, filled with human waste. In The Valley of Ashes live Wilson and his wife Myrtle. The Valley of Ashes looks like something dark and lifeless. Following a fire, ashes are synonymous with destruction and death. Additionally, Myrtle Wilson's death in the Valley of Ashes represents the pain and corruption associated with this valley and Myrtle Wilson's death. Also...... middle of paper...... to represent all the jealousy and envy. In conclusion, Fitzgerald uses colors to express the different themes of the novel. The gray color in the Valley of Ashes symbolizes all corruption, while the blue color represents blinded reality throughout the plot, and green represents all jealousy and envy. Ultimately, the colors have very important meaning to the book, just as certain colors can have significance to people. Work cited Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 2013. Print.