The Valley Of Ashes represents the moral and social decay produced by the pursuit of wealth without thought for others.
It is a “desolate area of land’’ between West Egg and New York which was created by the dumping of industrial ashes. It is first introduced to us in Chapter Two, when Tom takes Nick to meet Myrtle Wilson, his mistress. The Valley of Ashes is a symbolic place used in the book. For me this is a symbol that helped me understand the moral corruption of the novel. Daisies are also fragile flowers, and similarly Daisy is a fragile person who is unable to make her mind up. This symbolises the moral corruption of Daisy. A daisy, the flower after which she is named, is a gold/yellow centre surrounded by white. Money is gold/yellow, a colour commonly associated with corruption and dishonesty. We learn then that money is the most important thing to Daisy. She is a morally corrupt character who lets Gatsby believe she will leave Tom for him, but in the end chooses Tom’s money over Gatsby’s love. However we soon realise that Daisy is far from pure and innocent. Daisy she is described as ‘‘a silver idol weighing down white against the singing breeze of fans.’’ White is a colour commonly associated with purity and innocence. Fitzgerald uses Daisy to highlight the moral corruption of characters. Symbols highlight the beliefs of characters and the seasonal setting aides the building climax.Ĭharacters can be used as symbols to highlight an idea.
He makes use of all the symbolic options to reinforce the messages of the novel. Scott Fitzgerald uses many symbols throughout the novel to highlight key ideas, some are more obvious than others but all are effective. A symbol is an object, character, figure or colour that is used to represent an abstract idea or concept.
They add to the understanding we take from the novel. Symbols play a huge role in the Great Gatsby.
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