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    Who Really is I? By: Xyron Cervantes. In the story “The Red Tree” by Shaun Tan uses the visual features of color and symbolism to show how life can be confusing and full of uncertainties. The short story utilizes the visual feature of color to show a picture of a bright yellow stage that is surrounded by dim lights. In connection, the bright yellow stage shows the hope that you are trying to find. While the dim lights that surround the stage symbolize the bad thoughts that are surrounding you, thoughts

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    The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald delves into the world of symbolism and metaphors. In this book, readers must pay close attention to the detail Fitzgerald puts into his work. The Great Gatsby is full of important symbols such as the colors used to represent different characters. Silver and Gold are used for Gatsby to represent power and money. Both Jordan and Daisy are represented with the colors white which represents a lack of color; shallowness. In Tom Burnam’s The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg:

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    In the Wizard of Oz color plays a role in the novel through different characters, scenes and scenery. My opinion of the novel, color is used as a guidance throughout the story to reach the Wizard of Oz. The first main idea of the story is Dorothy stepping out from her black and white world into the explosive world of colors. The second main idea is the colors red and green representing different ideas of the story. The third main idea is Dorothy's ruby red slippers having a power only Dorothy could

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    The novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, (add more stuff). Fitzgerald use of symbolism, usually through colors in the great Gatsby is prominent in every chapter of the novel. Too truly see the story from a more than literal perspective the reader must understand what the color symbolizes. In the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald’s prevalent use of the color green represents power and wealth but also showcases that the “American Dream” is unattainable false hope, that many other like Gatsby naively

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    of the most effective devices to creatively engage the reader and enhance mental visualization is through deliberate symbolism. Nathanial Hawthorne weaves vivid, elaborate colors into the plot of his masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, to explicate the symbolic themes in the novel. These various hues are prevalent in the descriptive imagery used to designate the scenery. Because colors can evoke or portray emotions and ideas, Hawthorne’s utilization of these nuances greatly contributes to the reader’s

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    themselves so desperate for wealth and fortune it takes over their lives. In this book, each character is symbolized by a certain color that describes their social class and moral values. Color symbolism is one of the most important features of this book because it truly helps us get to know and understand each character and their worth. Some of the most important colors shown in this

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    According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the American Dream is defined as “a life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals in the U.S”, but is this all there is to the American Dream? While the term “ The American Dream” has a few interpretations, one of the most popular is “ Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (Declaration of Independence) which is the dream that most Americans strive for. In simpler terms, The American Dream is the opportunity

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    The Power of Color Colors are used many different ways by many different people, but are used mainly as a reflection of the way one feels or his or her own personality. This idea is depicted through the different characters created in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, set in the post-World War I era. The novel evinces the major themes through the use and explanation of many diverse colors. Jay Gatsby, the most significant character in the story, leads a very materialistic lifestyle. Hoping

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    Color Symbolism In The Great Gatsby

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    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

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    Colors are used in literature to describe the different emotions of a character. Colorism is a type of symbolism used in literature. Death uses color symbolism in The Book Thief to describe a character's emotion because he is the narrator. Color symbolism in literature is when the author uses a color to symbolize the character's emotion; it occurs throughout The Book Thief. Red, white, and gray or silver are the colors that are used the most frequently and have the biggest meanings throughout the

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