Z for Zachariah has a unique plot, but after researching the different meanings of green consistently resembles the stories roller coaster of emotions. In the beginning, the novel shows the valley as immune to radioactivity, and despite all destruction to surrounding places the valley continues to stay green and growing. Green represents nature, and because the valley is seen as the last life on earth. Additionally, green, especially its lighter shades, is referenced to sickness, which obviously connects to the radioactive poisoning that Loomis deals with during the beginning of the story. The sickness was crucial to the story’s resolution since Ann was deceived into thinking Loomis was kind and someone she would later fall in love with. …show more content…
It was difficult for Ann to make this decision because there was no confirmation of there being a valley with livable conditions. Despite that, Ann made this decision because she had the hope that there was another valley, she believed in this hope and dream. For that reason, I chose white as the final color, since the theme I take away the most from this book is hope. For instance, at the beginning of the story when Faro came back Ann’s reaction of shock is at the time not only providing her with the hope that her parents might still be alive, in addition, it provided her with the hope that it was possible to survive outside of the valley. “An inexplicable thing: the dog, Faro, has come back. How that is possible I don’t know. Where has he been? How has he lived?” In addition, white represents goodness, which connects to the most important theme in the story which is believing. For instance, Ann was 16 years old when her parents left her forever stranded alone in the valley. This required for Ann to really have to mature and grow-up quickly since there was nobody else left to guide her. At the beginning of the book, she believed her parents were out there and that kept her going. Although, as the story progressed she didn’t necessarily believe her parents would return, had