Chasing your dreams Is there a deeper meaning to colors being used in novels? When someone hears the color blue or green they often times think of it meaning or signifying envy or sadness but that is not always the case. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald there are many different colors used that signify much deeper things than just using the color to describe something. Fitzgerald’s emphasis on the green light throughout the novel plays a large role in relation to the
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White Pollution According to Oxford English Dictionary‚ the pollution means "spiritual or moral corruption (4th cent)‚" but the meaning of "white pollution" is very different. For people who does not know Chemistry very well and people who is not recycling‚ they will not have a idea what is white pollution. In addition‚ they will not know how harmful the white pollution is to the Earth. Actually‚ the white pollution means that the plastic things‚ like plastic bottle‚ plastic bags‚ plastic silverware
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phrases such as‚ “the Blacker the Berry‚ the Sweeter the juice‚” and “If it’s White‚ it’s gotta be right‚” have held opposing views in the African American community on the concept of skin complexion. This idea of a “Color Complex” has psychologically altered the way many African Americans perceive beauty‚ success‚ and their personal identity. Although some would disagree‚ there seems to be a strong connection between skin color and social status in the African American community. It may appear that African
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A White Heron Analysis Sarah Orne Jewett was born in South Berwrick‚ Maine (actually she is a native of New England). I would say ‘A white Heron’ is one of Sarah’s best regionalism works. Sarah began to write stories at her young age. She wrote stories by her everyday life experiences and publishes at her teens. “In ‘A White Heron’ a young girl’s conflicted loyalties to her conception of herself in nature and to the world of men she will soon encounter are memorable and sensitively drawn”
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Colors and Descriptions for Emotion Colors within the novel are also used to stir the emotion of the reader. Fitzgerald changes the color of the car used by Gatsby at first it is cream colored‚ but it later changes to yellow the color of corruption and greed after Daisy and Gatsby strike and kill Myrtle. When Fitzgerald writes‚ “With enchanting murmurs Daisy admired this aspect or that of the feudal silhouette against the sky‚ admired the gardens‚ the sparkling odor of jonquils and the frothy odor
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Theme in literature is the main idea or marking the meaning of literary ideas that may be stated implicitly or explicitly. In the book “White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga‚ there were themes that were mainly focused on the main character life that he was facing‚ and they were relatable to the real-life experiences. A theme does not only focus on the story itself‚ it allows the readers to make connections to real life experiences that they see or face in their life. There were a lot of themes that were
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Andrew Spiegel Similar to carvings in wood‚ character is molded by indents- through pain and suffrage. This notion is evident in Aravind Adiga’s novel‚ The White Tiger‚ in which Balram Halwaii seeks to create his own destiny. Having no role models within his family to help to guide him along his fated path‚ Balram quickly becomes determined to free himself of the corruptness embedded in India’s system. In order to escape‚ however‚ he must be ambitious‚ risky‚ and even unethical. Balram must face
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Names: Annalisa‚ Joginder‚ Kiara‚ William‚ and Moises. Shaun White Over the years there have been several new athletes ready to give a shot at the X-Games competition. Sure these are great athletes but what everyone wants to see is a new style. Who knew that Shaun White would be perfect for the job? Shaun White was born in San Diego‚ California in 1986. As a small child‚ he went through surgery due to a heart defect before he was a year old. This obviously was a very‚ terrifying situation
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The White Umbrella The narrator of the story The White Umbrella is about a girl who doesn’t like the way her family does things. The narrator has not yet found herself. After showing how insecure she is she is‚ something happens in her life for her to realize that she does not need everything in life to get noticed. She then realizes that the most important thing in life is family and she realizes how important her family is. The narrator in the White Umbrella is a young Chinese girl. After
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The Great Gatsby: Final Essay F. Scott Fitzgerald used lots of symbolism with color in his novel‚ The Great Gatsby. It might seem as if he is just describing the setting or object when he uses colors but if the reader knows and understands the circumstances of the situations then they would be able to recognize the symbolism. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald uses colors to symbolize emotions‚ such as the color green‚ gold and white. These colors may have many possible interpretations‚ and they
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