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Kalamkari the ancient Indian art of painting Kalamkari refers to a method of painting natural dyes onto cotton or silk fabric with a bamboo pen or kalam. The name kalamkari translates as pen (kalam) work (kari) in Hindi/Urdu, and was most likely derived from trade relationships between Persian and Indian merchants as early as the 10th century CE. European merchants also had names for this type of fabric decoration: the Portugese called it pintado, the Dutch used the name sitz, and the British preferred

Colors hold an empowering significance over everyday life. In Louise Erdrich’s short story “The Red Convertible,” the pages bleed with symbolism to send unsettling reverberations brought on by experiencing war, which causes post-traumatic stress and suicidal tendencies. The color red is used to personify the setting so that the dye becomes its own righteous character with good and bad intentions. Lyman and Henry live with a double consciousness by being a part of Native American and American culture

Characterization and Symbolism in “Yellow Woman” In the short story “Yellow Woman”, Leslie Marmon Silko uses characterization and symbolism to address personal and cultural identity. After reading “Yellow Woman”, a sense of mystery is imposed on the reader. Much of the story centers on the identity of the two main characters with issues of duty and desires, social obligations, and the human and spiritual worlds. Taking place in 1970’s New Mexico, the author reveals the aesthetic beauty of a Native

because the sky is a light and dark red. An interesting thing about the red in the sky is that there are two different shades of red. On the outer layer, it is a lighter shade of red and on the inner layer it is a darker shade of red. It seems as if the two different shades of red are actually the same shade. On the inner layer Ringgold used the red in a different more solid way trying to put more emphasis on that layer. The sky is not the only thing that is red on this work of art. There are a few

"The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich presents many iconic symbols that portray the lives of two Chippewa brothers who live on an Indian reservation in North Dakota. The first major symbol in the story is the red convertible and it signifies the bond between Lyman and Henry. Before the war, the red car is in great condition and the brothers are happy. The brothers spend much of their time together and care for each other deeply, as shown by their actions and the road trip they go on. During the

Use of Color in Crane's The Red Badge of Courage The Red Badge of Courage uses both color imagery and color symbols. While Crane uses color to describe, he also allows it to stand for whole concepts. Gray, for example, describes the both the literal image of a dead soldier and Henry Fleming's vision of the sleeping soldiers as corpses and comes to stand for the idea of death. In the same way, red describes both the soldiers' physical wounds and Fleming's mental visions of battle. In the process

A symbol used in the story, The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich, is Susy’s hair. In the beginning of the story, the main characters and brothers, Lyman and Henry Junior, buy a red convertible and go on a summer road trip (Erdrich 2). While on their trip, they pick up girl name Susy, and drive her back to her home in Alaska. The brothers stay with Susy and her family for a while in a tent. The night before the brothers left to head home, Susy entered their tent to reveal that she had very long hair

Destruction is an exterior of tragedy that may come in many forms. When people hear the word destruction they may think of their own personal experience of destruction or tragedy. That may range from a house being torn apart by a tornado to a loss of a family member or president being assassinated. The effects of destruction are tremendous and terrible. That could affect one to thousands of people at a time resulting in massively spread pain and suffering. In the painting Course of Empire Destruction

The story, “The Red Convertible,” by Louise Erdrich is about a young man named Lyman and his brother, Henry. At the beginning, they are depicted buying a red convertible together, and the longer they have the car together the more beat up it gets. Simultaneously, as Henry goes to Vietnam to fight in the war, a large strain is put on the relationship that he and Lyman share; as the story progresses, it can be seen that the car represents more than just a car. The red convertible itself represents

Site background and history The Harbor Island site covers about 400 acres and is an industrial area in Seattle, Washington, at the mouth of the Duwamish River, close to Elliott Bay (see Figure 1). The island was created around 1905 from sediments coming from the Duwamish River. Since 1912, the island has been used for commercial and industrial activities, including secondary lead smelting, shipbuilding and repair, bulk petroleum fuel storage, metal fabrication, and containerized cargo shipping. There