an important cultural colors I think of the aboriginal flag. The flag is red and black with a yellow circle. The black stands for the Aboriginal people of Australia. The yellow circle represents the sun which gives life and protects them. The red represents the red earth which is used in ceremonies and shows the spiritual connection to the land. My personal color represents purple. I dress in a lot of purple clothes‚ my computer case and keyboard are purple. This color is very personal for
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2014 English 4 The Great Gatsby Color Essay In his novel “The Great Gatsby”‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses color symbolism in most parts of the novel as character developments. Colors are an important part of the world around us‚ they can send messages and express emotions‚ belief that words cannot express. In the novel F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the color yellow as immorality and readers can also see that it stands for corruption. F. Scott Fitzgerald also uses the color gold‚ which represents wealth
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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 are used to reveal
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multitude of literary themes. The most important among those is her use of local color. This short story was written in the late nineteenth century at a time when women were to be seen‚ not heard. Chopin had a different outlook on life and it showed in her writing. Though some believe it may not have been her intention to use local color in her stories‚ she does. We see local color in the setting she chooses‚ the descriptive colors she uses‚ the plot of the story‚ and also though the narrator’s eyes. The
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The traditional color guard held the national flag and marched into battle with soldiers‚ along with a drummer or a few drummers to keep all the soldiers in step as they marched. As marching bands became more known‚ the color guard added the "dance" to the music that the band was playing. Now‚ it has turned into a known sport called "The Sport of Arts". The sport of the arts has evolved from a military activity‚ to a creative performance. In the early days during the Civil War‚ the soldiers
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Color Imagery in The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane uses color imagery and color symbols in The Red Badge of Courage. Green represents youth‚ red is a symbol of Henry Fleming ’s mental visions of battle‚ and gray is used as a symbol for death. The colors are subtle representations of emotion‚ character‚ and one ’s perception of events. "As the landscape changed from brown to green‚ the army awakened‚ and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors" (Crane 368). Like
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Toni Morrison‚ use the motif of blindness that makes their literary characters prejudice‚ and indicates a lack of understanding which binds them to set fates of death‚ downfall‚ and destruction‚ outlining the effect that divided society has on an individual. In Thomas C. Fosters novel‚ How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines‚ he talks about the reasons behind authors purposes of choosing to use blindness as a long lasting motive in their
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Gaudy‚ Bogus Yellow Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ a plethora of colors can be found. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s color usage is notorious in The Great Gatsby‚ and the most interesting color play was on the color yellow. Yellow is used in key portions in the book to represent fake‚ superficial‚ and counterfeit things. In comparison‚ gold is used to show purity‚ wealth‚ and grandness. In the modern world‚ money can be associated with three colors: gold‚ green‚ and the occasional yellow. Gold is a pure and natural
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How has America used the issues of “race” or “skin color” to define its character? How do we classify a group called “Afro- Americans”? Who and what are they and how did they emerge on the American scene? Why is the issue of “skin color” important in America? Are there implications or consequences of America turning into a “color blind” society? What difference would it make? To assess the way America uses skin color to define its character is too vast of a question. In order to make a serious
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Why Skin Comes In Colors I have read an article on Why skin comes in colors" by Blake Edgar‚ and he gives a brief analysis of why that is so. According to my research‚ skin color is largely determined by the amount of melanin the skin produces. Dark-skinned individuals produce more melanin than light-skinned individuals. At least three genes regulate the amount of melanin produced. Each gene has two forms: dark-skin allele (A‚ B‚ and C) and light-skin allele (a‚ b‚ and c). Neither allele
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