The biggest conflict in the book is the war that is going on. Because of this war, the Gypsy people, such as Jakob and his family, were being rounded up and slaughtered. This Gypsy Holocaust was known as “The Porrajmos” (Hawdon, 2015, “Background,” para. 1). The Gypsies were being persecuted by the Nazi party in an attempt to eradicate them.…
King Lear is a story about a king who slowly descends into madness while his daughters fight amongst each other and him for ultimate power. My group, which includes Victoria Oser, Dominique Gibson, and Dominique Geraci, decided to reimagine a scene of this play into a sorority. Geraci played the part of Pledge Mistress Leah who mandates that the pledges, played by Oser, Gibson, and I, announce our love to the sorority to become official members. A lot of thought when in to the decision of the sorority theme, as well as the costumes and setting.…
Black, white, and red. These are some of the colors that are associated with the long, flowing dresses that witches…
Since none of the girls knew what color silk they would be getting after being recruited to the factory, the color of each girl’s silk could represent their mood or emotion at the time. Green, the color of empowerment, correlates to the real life workers’ feelings once they decide to strike against the factory owners and take control of how they want the working conditions to be. It is also a sign of revitalization and renewal of how the factories were going to be, once Japan interacted with the rest of the world and came out of…
There also some shadows of grey distributed throughout the photograph. The colour of the font is white. Another strong colour and intense colour being used is red. This is shown on the background for the font as well as the framing on the sides. The colour scheme for this photograph is monochromatic for the most part, with the exception for the red.…
The contrast of colors can influence the emotion of people in the world. Different colors can put different emotions into people. Colors cannot only put a happy and uplifting mood but can actually show sadness and depression. Colors set a theme or setting and change the mood in a scene. While colors like green can display hope, and white show innocence, each color describes a certain description about someone.…
Imagine being a war hero, “Cleopatra of Succession,” most importantly a Confederate spy. A brave spy. All these words describe Belle Boyd. Belle Boyd, a Confederate spy has become a memorable character in history because of her accomplishments and permanent impact on America. By looking through her life, I believe from Belle Boyd we can learn the trait of courage when studying legacy of her life.…
Light and dark. Two contrasting forces, both destructive and beneficial. One can serve as the path to truth, while the other can lead you to the destructive mystery of life. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury use of color symbolism is present throughout its entirety to symbolize the loss of human connection. Montag the protagonist of the novel, is living in a society where the precious connection between humans is lacking.…
Red representing Royal, and blue Representing Richie. We see this mainly as the film progresses, with the color Red starting when Margot hears about Royals illness, and then switching to blue when she starts focusing on her interest with Richie.…
Symbolism in the works of literature refers to the use of objects, people, animals, and situations that have other meaning than the literal one used in the story. It creates a certain emotion or mood in the story making the reader understand it better. Symbolism is widely applied in the story Everyday Use by Alice Walker. This paper will explore symbolism in the story Everyday Use which includes the house, quilt, yard and characteristics of some characters.…
One instance of the color gray is Jordan Baker’s eyes. Nick repeatedly describes them as her, “gray sun-strained eyes” which she looks at him with out of her, “wan, charming, discontented face” (8). For this reason, Jordan’s gray eyes symbolize how all she sees in her life are dull moments. Jordan rarely shows genuine excitement and is usually neutral if not completely disinterested in the situation. Another situation in which gray is prevalent is in the valley of ashes.…
Red representing the illusory of the American Dream and white represents false innocence. Pink symbolizes the ending of Gatsby’s American dream, which left him with false innocence and a raw perspective that he can get it back. Daisy and Gatsby were in loved and they were connected The pink in Gatsby’s suit and the pink in Daisy’s room connects them showing that this is the last time they will be connected because pink symbolizes the ending of Gatsby’s American dream. His American dream was Daisy, that’s all he aspired for in life. Everything he did was for her.…
A Raisin in the Sun tells the story of an African American family called the Younger’s who are living on the South Side of Chicago during the 1950’s. When designing the costumes for A Raisin in the Sun careful consideration must be taken in order to make sure that the costumes fit the time period. The choice of costumes is very important for the performance of the play because costumes can indicate a character’s sex, occupation, status, position, flamboyance/modesty and degree of independence. As a costume designer there are the following main objectives: to help set the tone and style of the production, to establish the locale and period in which the play takes place, to indicate the natures of the characters or groups in the…
Leonid Afremov’s painting, Rain’s Rustle, oil paint is used to create scenery of a rainy night in a city. Towards the center of the picture, there is a couple holding an umbrella walking with their backs to the viewer down a pathway that has trees that form a canopy over it. There are street lights down the sides of the sidewalk. There is a large bench towards the bottom right of the painting that is on the sidewalk. In the panting, it is raining and there are puddles on the side walk.…
In the movie of The Conjuring, it foreshadows a witch which is considered as a dark presence. In the movie, there is a new family of seven, five daughters and their pet dog that moves into an unfrequented farmhouse which took place in the '70s. Strange things have been happening to the house as well to the family, they call investigators to look at the house to find out why weird things have been happening. The reason for the dark presence, appearance in the house is because someone had died at the house so unfortunately the house is haunted without the new family members being aware of it. The writers of the Conjuring believe that a dark presence in a home can harm and destroy an innocent family.…