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Great Gatsby is white. White represents the innocence and purity in the book. Daisy and Jordan are first introduced wearing white. It makes you think that the ladies’ are pure from the start of the book. Later on it is realized that neither one of the girls is all that pure. They are obviously not pure since they both are not so innocent. In the book is says Jordan cheats in her golf

To emphasize her realization, she mentions the color white two hundred-fourteen times in the novel. Although the color white often symbolizes purity, goodness, and innocence, Esther gives white a negative connotation in the novel. Esther depicts the reality of the society as fabricated through the recurring motif of the color white, which symbolizes hopelessness and a stigma in the optimistic society. Esther’s classification of the color white as a stain in the purity of the society is visible through

Doctor Zhivago Unlike The Grand Budapest Hotel where the filmmakers are banking on additional viewings, Doctor Zhivago decides to use color sparingly, but effectively, on the first viewing. By doing this, the filmmakers of Doctor Zhivago are ensuring that everyone who watches the film leaves with an understanding of the color choices; one doesn’t have to watch the film multiple times to ‘get it’. The goal of Doctor Zhivago was to illustrate that “eternal love and hope amidst war and strife is possible”

Fluorescent lights beam down at me from the ceiling, and the air is masked with the smell of cleaner. A tall vase of white carnations sits on the table in the middle of the waiting room, stacks of magazines perfectly placed in a row. Framed pieces of artwork are scattered across the cream walls, quite depressing artwork for a funeral home I might add. I’m sitting in an uncomfortable, poorly cushioned plastic chair, watching the clock hands go around slowly. A petite woman with a black pixie cut is

death, evil, and corruption, while white symbolizes, pureness, light, and kindness. However, in Beloved, the roles of black and white haven been switch into opposite meanings. Although the slaves are black and are meant to represent power, fear, and evil, they are not. They are the opposite, being controlled by the whites and being treated less than human. Paul D says, “If a Negro got legs he ought to use them. Sit down too long; somebody will figure out a way to tie them up.” (Morrison, 10). This quote

that gradually fades to white. It is neutral and calm which heightens the figure in the middle, the cheesecake, instead of producing distractions. The figure is much more detailed which ensures that the audience’s attention is not distracted. The figure is far more superior than the ground as it is used to give awareness to the type of merchandise the business sells. Contrast is used as we can see that the creamy yellow and white contrasts with the red, such as the white ground and the red letterform

the film, color is used to represent a character’s mood or their hidden agenda during a scene. We also see color used to represent good versus evil. The three colors that are most widely used during the movie to show symbolism and imagery are black, white, and red. While there are some references to color in the written text of Titus Andronicus, Taymor’s use of color allows the viewers to see a more clear representation of mood, tone, and character.

world] is entirely physical” (Jackson 291). Jackson creates what he calls the ‘knowledge argument’. In his essay Jackson presents the example of Mary, a woman who lives in an entirely black and white world. She is confined to her room, and everything is controlled so that all that Mary views is black and white. It is

symbols to illustrate the effect of the attack. An old sandy color bridge is cast upon the middle of the painting, which is crumbling apart and crashing into the water. The water in this painting is dark blue and white showing the choppiness of the water. In the middle of the painting is a white statue with its head broken off, but still standing, holding a black shield leaning forward towards the center of the painting. In the background, fire and gray and black smoke cover the landscape. The gray skies

the turning point of a professor to an artist (“Kara Walker” Contemporary). Walker worked in a several of medium such as: “Paper cutouts, gouache mixed with coffee, brass rubbing and overhead projectors” (Harvey). Through the article “Black and White, but Never Simple” in The New York Times, 2007, Walker inspired by many artists. Those people include Andy Warhol, Robert Colescott and Adrian Piper. Walker was in to Andy Warhol because of his voracious look and ethical (Cotter). Next is Robert Colescott