The human brain perceives the color red as a warning sign for attraction, danger, and error. Three key warning signs depicted by the color red in the novel Of Mice and Men, are Curly’s wife’s rouge blushed cheeks, Lennie’s blood covered face, and the color of ketchup Lennie yearned to eat.
First of all, Curley's wife was described with wearing rouge colored makeup on her cheeks. According to paragraph thirteen of the article, How Color Shapes Our lives “...Women dressed in red are more attractive to men than women in any other color.” Attraction is a warning sign that a person feels when they spot a potential mate. For instance, Lennie has mauled all the objects he has been attracted to in the past. In reference to page 10, Of Mice and Men …show more content…
In reference to page eight in the novel, Of Mice and Men. “...Well, we ain’t got no Ketchup. You go get wood. An’ don’t you fool around. It’ll be dark before long.” Throughout the book, Lennie and George often fantasized about a better life with more commodities, like ketchup. Lennie did not realize that the life of ketchup he desired would lead to his demise. George thought if he didn’t watch over Lennie he could have the life he dreamed of. So, when Lennie conducted his last intolerable act, George shot him instead of covering up his wrong doings. Consequently, George will always have to deal with the burden of killing his friend, and will have to ask himself if he did the world a favor by taking Lennie out of oblivion, or if he did a selfish deed by enjoying the world without him. Without Lennie, George could possibly have the life of ketchup he dreamed of. Desire can be a dangerous game.
Three key warning signs depicted by the color red in the novel Of Mice and Men, are Curly’s wife’s rouge blushed cheeks, Lennie’s blood covered face, and the color of ketchup Lennie yearned to eat. Using color to describe emotions in a book can stimulate the reader’s feelings as they read. We may not be aware that our brains perceive red as the color of attraction, error, and
First of all, Curley's wife was described with wearing rouge colored makeup on her cheeks. According to paragraph thirteen of the article, How Color Shapes Our lives “...Women dressed in red are more attractive to men than women in any other color.” Attraction is a warning sign that a person feels when they spot a potential mate. For instance, Lennie has mauled all the objects he has been attracted to in the past. In reference to page 10, Of Mice and Men …show more content…
In reference to page eight in the novel, Of Mice and Men. “...Well, we ain’t got no Ketchup. You go get wood. An’ don’t you fool around. It’ll be dark before long.” Throughout the book, Lennie and George often fantasized about a better life with more commodities, like ketchup. Lennie did not realize that the life of ketchup he desired would lead to his demise. George thought if he didn’t watch over Lennie he could have the life he dreamed of. So, when Lennie conducted his last intolerable act, George shot him instead of covering up his wrong doings. Consequently, George will always have to deal with the burden of killing his friend, and will have to ask himself if he did the world a favor by taking Lennie out of oblivion, or if he did a selfish deed by enjoying the world without him. Without Lennie, George could possibly have the life of ketchup he dreamed of. Desire can be a dangerous game.
Three key warning signs depicted by the color red in the novel Of Mice and Men, are Curly’s wife’s rouge blushed cheeks, Lennie’s blood covered face, and the color of ketchup Lennie yearned to eat. Using color to describe emotions in a book can stimulate the reader’s feelings as they read. We may not be aware that our brains perceive red as the color of attraction, error, and