In Frank Baum’s book, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, he presents the themes of colors to represent different roles within the novel. Within the last few chapters, colors have been prevalent in reading. The role of color is an important aspect in literature as it improves the reader’s understanding of the setting and theme. Authors often also use colors to symbolize a deeper meaning that can pull the reader into the story. Without the use of colors as symbolism, the readers can sometimes miss underlying morals or themes that they might not directly express. The importance of the colors Baum used, especially white, green, and yellow, help with the direction of the storyline.
White was a prevalent color in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”. Baum used white to represent purity throughout the novel. Historically, white has been used to represent people and objects that are clean, proper, and pure. These include wedding dresses and clean linens. When Dorothy met the good witch of the north, she was dressed in all white, unlike wicked witches of the east and west, who were wearing dark dreary colors. The wicked witch that Dorothy’s house had killed had held the …show more content…
When he introduced the “yellow brick road” to take her into the Emerald City, they described it as “painted completely bright golden yellow with the yellow so bright it cannot be missed”. In my opinion, this was supposed to represent good things to come and positivity. There were parts of the book where the bricks became broken and not as glowing yellow. During this time, danger was imminent, giving the impression that less saturation of yellow lead to a more dangerous setting. It was this yellow road that ended up bringing them into the Emerald City and reaching their goal of meeting Oz. Without the implementation of this symbolism, the overall message of hope and positivity would have been
White was a prevalent color in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”. Baum used white to represent purity throughout the novel. Historically, white has been used to represent people and objects that are clean, proper, and pure. These include wedding dresses and clean linens. When Dorothy met the good witch of the north, she was dressed in all white, unlike wicked witches of the east and west, who were wearing dark dreary colors. The wicked witch that Dorothy’s house had killed had held the …show more content…
When he introduced the “yellow brick road” to take her into the Emerald City, they described it as “painted completely bright golden yellow with the yellow so bright it cannot be missed”. In my opinion, this was supposed to represent good things to come and positivity. There were parts of the book where the bricks became broken and not as glowing yellow. During this time, danger was imminent, giving the impression that less saturation of yellow lead to a more dangerous setting. It was this yellow road that ended up bringing them into the Emerald City and reaching their goal of meeting Oz. Without the implementation of this symbolism, the overall message of hope and positivity would have been