Tainted Love

       "Inside, the crimson room bloomed with light."(17)  Fitzgerald from the very beginning of the novel starts hinting at what life really is behind the doors of the Buchanan residence: crimson. A deep red, a dark red that almost hints as purple, almost although disguising its real core. Much like Daisy and Tom go about their lives. Lives that for many appeal as ideal, but as the ¨bloomed light¨ is pealed: a shade of misery is bestowed. A misery that is covered in harrowing occurrences. A household that doesn't even know and care about their child´s whereabouts, a relationship torn by adultery, and the presence of a trophy wife. The "crimson room, " only acts as a curtain to the red that lies beneath its surface. A red that symbolizes anger and blood.

Crimson Skies