In the novel, “The Wonderful WIzard of Oz”, Bahm uses a few colors to represent the surroundings of where the character is at. The colors play many roles in the novel. The colors also have some symbolism to tell how the people feel at that certain time. Some important colors are gray, blue, and green. When the main characters Dorothy and Toto were growing up everything was gray. They lived out in the desert so the sun had scorched everything and taken all the color out. At first these colors set a depressing mood but the other colors come and brightened it up. Some roles that the colors played in the novel told them where they were at. There was a paved path made of bricks and it was painted yellow. This acted as a guide of where they need