Queensboro Bridge Quote (R)
"Over the great bridge, with the sunlight through the girders making a constant flicker upon the moving cars, with the city rising up across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-olfactory money. The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." (68)
On the bridge going towards the city, the city is being seen from the eyes of somebody seeing it for the first time. They see the beautiful city, full of possibilities and dreams. In this quote, 'built with a wish out of non-olfactory money' means that the city is made from people that have earned money from pure, hard work, and not from money reeking of corruption and greed.
This quote represents the positive side of the American Dream. It shows an outside glance of what the American Dream could be, before one gets into the city and the down and dirty corruption.
Colour symbolism in this quote include the light shining through the girders, which represents the glimpses of hope for success. The city is also made of 'white heaps and sugar lumps' which shows the purity of the heart of those who begin to strive for the Dream.
This quote represents the positive side of the American Dream. It shows an outside glance of what the American Dream could be, before one gets into the city and the down and dirty corruption.
Colour symbolism in this quote include the light shining through the girders, which represents the glimpses of hope for success. The city is also made of 'white heaps and sugar lumps' which shows the purity of the heart of those who begin to strive for the Dream.