different world. As Gatsby' s lawn is blue, his house is a place where people can go to get away from reality. His parties are out of touch with the real world, andin an era of dreams and illusions. The silver moonlight in this sentence is one of many examples of Fitzgerald' s use of images of color. Silver and gold (or yellow), the colors ofwealth, recur again and again, associated especially with vulgar displays of prosperity. One of the most re-occurring and prominent symbols isthat of the colors yellow and white, especially in Daisy, East- and West Egg. An egg is white is white (purity, innocence) on the outside, but yellow (corrupt) on the inside. So is Daisy....
