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is described as wearing a "caramel-colored suit" when he lies about his past to Nick. The most important symbol, however, is Gatsby's car. The car becomes the main topic of conversation among the townspeople after it kills Myrtle and a witness specified this "death car" to be yellow.

Fitzgerald used green most frequently to symbolize Gatsby's love for Daisy Buchanan. Daisy rejected Gatsby because "rich girls don't marry poor boys", so her philosophy compelled him to become wealthy. Gatsby described Daisy's voice as "full of money" and he acquired millions of green dollars in the hope that Daisy would love him again. Also, Gatsby moved into his mansion so that he could live near the Buchanans, and at night the millionaire watches "a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been at the end of a dock." To Gatsby, this green light at Daisy's house symbolized hope and a chance to relive the past with his dream girl.

In The Great Gatsby, colors are employed throughout the pages to convey impressionistic, but important, images to the reader. White changes from an honest and sinless color to represent the corruption of the wealthy. Yellow symbolizes the unethical standards and death of this class as well. However, the most important color in this book, green, is the embodiment of hope and the American dream Gatsby hopes to attain with money.