Throughout the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand, color symbolism is used to convey and develop mood, overall theme and characterization. Rand even uses color symbolism with the name of a prominent character:”the golden one”.
Anytime Equality-72521 talks about the structures in the society, the things that can be and are controlled, the colors are dull and plain. From this the reader can come to the conclusion that Equality-72521 sees these places are very dull and lifeless. But when Equality describes nature, something they can not control, he uses much more vivid imagery. For example when describing the sky he says things like “the sky was a soggy purple”. As where as when describing the street sweeper building he says “the sleeping halls were
Anytime Equality-72521 talks about the structures in the society, the things that can be and are controlled, the colors are dull and plain. From this the reader can come to the conclusion that Equality-72521 sees these places are very dull and lifeless. But when Equality describes nature, something they can not control, he uses much more vivid imagery. For example when describing the sky he says things like “the sky was a soggy purple”. As where as when describing the street sweeper building he says “the sleeping halls were