I Am Gray Research Paper

The color gray is referenced in the beginning of the story. Gray is used repetitively to describe the setting in Kansas, their home and it is even used to portray the characters of Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Kansas was not exciting, there were no other homes and not even a tree in sight. “When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around, she could see nothing but the great gray prairie on every side” (Baum 13). Baum describes the farmhouse as “dull and gray as everything else”. Aunt Em’s eyes, cheeks and lips were even depicted as gray. Uncle Henry’s beard and boots were gray and he sat on the door-step looking at the sky that was “grayer than usual” (Baum 14). Gray was also used to show the character’s feelings. Aunt Em was worried and Uncle Henry was tired from working. Life was already “gray”, gloomy and depressing and then the cyclone hit.

In the story, gray is brought up many times. War, like the color gray, is dull and depressing. War distorts humanity, making everything civil seem to vanish. Bierce uses the color gray to convey this message. Bierce writes, “-a gray-clad soldier rode up to the gate and asked for a drink of water. Mrs. Fahrquhar was only too happy to serve him with her own white hands” (Bierce 2). This man, appears to be a confederate, hence the gray-clad uniform he is wearing. But this man is actually a Federal scout. The color gray made him seem trustworthy and on the same side of the war as Fahrquhar. This scout knows Fahrquhar is a southern plantation owner and decides to try convincing him to commit a crime. The crime of burning down a Union bridge. The scout does this so Federal soldiers could catch Fahrquhar and hang him. A scout wearing a gray uniform in hope of hanging a regular southern man is an act of complete inhumanity. This scout would not have done this if war was not present. This example just shows war brings out the monster in people. The color gray allows this scout to accomplish

My opinion of the book Between Shades of Gray is that it is an extraordinary story filled with unbelievable loss, cruelty, and hope. The book gives voice to the Lithuanian experience in WWII under Stalin’s brutal regime. While many have read about the

Gray expresses, in late ferry, a human experience captured by the language technique of symbolism, this is of colour. In this text, gray uses the colour of yellow to express light, and sun, and to emphasis the preciousness of the colour yellow, which also symbolises gold. In this text, gray conveys yellow as the happy colour of the light, which is more natural and sweet to him, especially compared the fake lights and colours of the city.

The color gray not only suggests a dull quality in the men’s life, but it reflects the idea of blurred moral lines and no direction. The clouds are gray, the smoke in the farmer’s house is gray, and in the dying daylight the monochrome of the ground and sky is gray. The gray smoke in the farmer’s house reflects the men’s disorienting experiences there that lead to further destruction, such as Kenny’s wound that results from confusion over the farmer’s request for Kenny to shoot the dog and the farmer’s specific directions that only bring the men further into the gloom of the night and leave them stranded when Tub forgets the piece of paper in a tavern. The monochromatic gray color of the landscape only further represents the unkind world for these men, leaving them to create the boundaries for themselves.

What do colors say about a person? Well according to personality innovator Don Lowry, there are four colors to represent the types of people in the world. green’s are thinkers, gold’s are planners, orange’s are impulsive, and blue’s are compassionate. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the character of Jay Gatsby is best represented by the color blue. Gatsby’s personality best fits this color because blue’s are willing to work hard for what they believe in and are very caring for others.

As well as green and blue I love the color black. Why black? It is a sad color! To me when I look to the color black I look to the black you see at night. The black that comes in the absence of the sun, it magically transforms everything to a wonderland, amazing and beautiful. The black with small dots that I used to see when I go to the park at night, and when I lay on the grass and look up and night, it seems like I’m drowning in the beauty of the sky full with adventures.

Colors are an essential part of the world around us. They can convey messages, expressing that which words do not. Gentle blue tones can calm a person and bright yellows can lift the spirits. If an artist is trying to express sorrow or death he often uses blacks blues, and grays basically he uses dreary colors. Without one word, a driver approaching a red traffic light knows to stop. Colors are representative of many things. In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses color symbolism throughout as a major device in thematic and character development. He uses colors to symbolize the many different intangible ideas in the book. Throughout the book characters, places, and objects are given "life" by colors, especially the more

While many would connect the color grey with George, the irrelevant individual who never lived up to the standards of the wealthy, we can also make this connection with Gatsby, who happens to be one of the wealthiest. Even Gatsby had, “foul dust [floating] in the wake of his dreams,” (Fitzgerald.4) revealing that although he might seem content on the outside, he is melancholy and gloomy on the inside. Nevertheless, George Wilson can be best identified as grey, boring and insignificant. When Nick first encounters George, “a white ashen dust veiled his dark suit and his pale hair as it veiled everything in the vicinity,” (Fitzgerald.29) showing just how distressed George truly was. He was surrounded by wealthy people living in the luscious lands of West and East Egg, yet he was stuck in the middle, in a wasteland covered in ash and soot known as The Valley of Ashes. The Valley of Ashes represents the forgotten, the, “men who move dimly and [are] already crumbling through the powdery air.” (Fitzgerald.26) Every single piece of grey, “the grey cars…the ash-grey men…the grey land,” (Fitzgerald.26) brought hopelessness and anguish upon those who passed The Valley of Ashes. The Valley stands for pain and destruction as it was the place of death of Myrtle as she, “knelt in the road and mingled her thick, dark blood with the dust.” (Fitzgerald.147) There isn’t a slim chance of happiness in The Valley of Ashes, and there never will be

more effective in attracting the audience instead of darker colors such as brown or gray because

Most people do not see color as simply the way something looks, however. They tend to associate certain colors with specific feelings, emotions and memories. (Dmitrieva) For instance, blue is most commonly associated with “feeling blue” meaning one feels upset or depressed, however, blue is

Despite all the gloom and despair, the title also hints that “gray” (puzzling) events point to hope in the future (just like the sun comes out after a storm). James learns in the dentist’s office that accepted ideas and traditions must be questioned and changed when he observes a preacher and a young student get into a debate. The preacher believes in acceptance that offers no hope. For example, he believes that it is not our place to question life; that is up to God. Under this

This color gray effect him because his getting old and that some point he know it's going to become harder to see he's lover. He's getting close to died and he is hurt that he is not going to see more the person he loves.

Color fills our world with beauty. We delight in the colors of a magnificent sunset and in the bright red and golden-yellow leaves of autumn. We are charmed by gorgeous flowering plants and the brilliantly colored arch of a rainbow. We also use color in various ways to add pleasure and interest to our lives. For example, many people choose the colors of their clothes carefully and decorate their homes with colors that create beautiful, restful, or exciting effects. By their selection and arrangement of colors, artists try to make their paintings more realistic or expressive.

The neutral colors include black, gray and brown. Black is worn to funerals, but black is also worn by people who thinks it makes them look “slim.” Exactly right there is where people get the good and bad feelings from the color black. Gray is a symbol for neutrality but depression could also be associated with it. Brown can be a soft color, since it is the color of many things in nature, that is where people can get the earthy association. Others can say it shows lack of sophistication.(Wright)