In the novel, I came across some reoccurring colors that I found interesting.
First, the color yellow is mentioned numerous times. When things were going well, it seemed as if Sophie, her aunt or the flowers she passed by were a bright yellow color. Her favorite flower, the daffodil, is also a brilliant yellow color. She imagines her mother being “wrapped in yellow sheets” before she moves to New York to meet her.
Also, the color green is mention when a new life is to be created. When Sophie goes to her sexual phobia group she says: “We sat on the green heart-shaped pillows that Davina had made. The color green stood for life and growth. ” Also the balloon that was released with the note to the abuser was also green representing a formation of a new life because the events were to be put in the past.
When death and sadness are foreshadowed /seen, the characters are described wearing black clothing and near darker looking people.
Sophie’s mother’s house was also all red. The umbrella they used to protect themselves on page 158 was also red. The bloody pig meat was red as well.
This website attaches very interesting meaning to the colors we see every day!
The meanings given to colors in the link are very interesting and seem accurate for the most part. I found the meanings of the color red intriguing. Red is the color of love and is used with hearts and images of love (like on valentine's day). Also, at the bottom of the page it says that red was shown to be an appetite stimulant. This is interesting because perhaps red stimulates both a physical appetite for food and a more sexual appetite for love and physical companionship. I thought the dual meaning of red discussed here relates nicely to the topic of our class, food and sex.
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