A Closer Look: Jay Gatsby, the Man Behind the SuitThe 1920s, better known as the "Roaring Twenties" due to the provocative nature of the culture , were an introduction to sex, money, and drugs. F. Scott Fitzgerald compares the lifestyles of the poor and the rich in the 1920s in his novel The Great Gatsby. The main character dedicates his life to changing his past from the poor and unknown James Gatz to the wealthy and confident Jay Gatsby and attempts to win the love of his life, Daisy, although she is already married to a rich man, Tom Buchanan. . Through many chaotic events, Gatsby, Daisy, and all the other characters around them are caught in a whirlwind of lies, deceit, and sin. Fitzgerald uses the representation of many colors to illustrate not only a character's inner thoughts and feelings, but also symbolizes the culture and ideas of the 1920s in The Great Gatsby. The color blue is used to develop Jay Gatsby's character, represents his confidence, stability and intelligence, as well as to highlight the working class of the 1920s. The color blue strongly represents Gatsby's confidence and stability. Many things surrounding Gatsby are blue, Dan Cody “took him [Gatsby] to Duluth and bought him a blue coat” (100). Dan Cody was a businessman who later "adopted" Gatsby as his own protégé. Cody became a role model and is one of the reasons why Gatsby left his true past behind. The blue coat strongly represents the transition from poor James Gatz to confident Jay Gatsby. His confidence and intelligence are manifested through the color blue: “In his blue gardens, men and girls came and went like moths among the whispers and the champagne and the stars” (39). The blue gardens represent Gatsby's ability to remain steady... middle of paper ... any literary device to express his emotions, thoughts, and the culture of the Roaring Twenties. The color blue is used throughout literature to display the mental traits of characters. Gatsby's entire being is one of intelligence, confidence, and stability. The author did an incredible job of demonstrating these ideas in The Great Gatsby. The reader is able to easily identify Gatsby's American dream and hope to bring him back the love of his life. Fitzgerald smoothly connects Gatsby's character development to the theme and idea of ​​the color blue. Gatsby creates an illusion of himself by using the color blue throughout the book to show the reader how confident he is of winning Daisy back and achieving his American dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a superb piece showing the connections between the patterns, symbols and colors of many of the characters in The Great Gatsby..