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Symbolism Of Color In Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton

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Shyanne Lewis Cp English III Mrs. Hejazifar April 28, 2016 Symbolism of Color Analysis In Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, the symbolism of color plays a big role in the novel. There’s one color expressed throughout the novel. The color being red, symbolize different things for each red object. The color reveals a lot about the characters. The first colored object to be mentioned is Mattie Silver’s scarf. The scarf Mattie wears help her stand out in Ethan’s bare life in Starkfield. Ethan says, “ … after diving about there and there in the throng, drew forth a girl who had already wound a cherry coloured ‘fascinator’ about her head, “ (Wharton 23). The color red is frequently connected to words like danger, vibrancy, and passion, to which can be

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