Anderson 1 “Color Symbolism in The Yellow Woman” by Lalicia Anderson Color Symbolism have always been evident in stories over the years. An example of symbolism is black used to represent evil, such as in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter." Writers and poets use colors to create precise images of their characters, scenes and events. In literature it convey a deeper meaning to the words, it transforms the content into a more Compelling Literary device. It is likely for the reader to have knowledge of the meaning of various colors, in order to interpret the symbolism correctly. It is a fact that Color Symbolism is the main reason why poems and books will deliver different meanings of color to the reader. Although it is a right for writers and poets to use different colors in a manner that create different meanings in their work. Colors may have different meaning in different forms of literature, such as Fairy Tales, Gothic Literature, French Literature, Romance, Folk Tales and etc. Color symbolism is important in literature because it is one of the only ways an author can reveal their feelings. It also allows the author to express a scene without …show more content…
The Yellow Woman looks at the landscape and is placed at the center of where the various Native American tribes reside. At the beginning of the story, even though she didn’t know where she was, she knew where the river was located: “the same river that moved past me now and had reflected the moon last night” (1030). She also look at the landscape as way of reconnecting to her