The color cluster red,black and white occurs in the artistic,ritual and magical activities of virtually all cultures around the world,suggesting their preeminence in human symbolic thought.Among the various explanatio...The color cluster red,black and white occurs in the artistic,ritual and magical activities of virtually all cultures around the world,suggesting their preeminence in human symbolic thought.Among the various explanations that have been brought forth to account for the special status of these three colors are:1)evolutionary/ecological arguments,drawing support from vision science,perceptual philosophy and primate biology;2)cognitive arguments,which pay attention to how human beings categorize and create meaning out of perceptual experiences;3)linguistic arguments,as these are the earliest lexicalized color words in most languages;4)and diverse socio-cultural arguments.This paper will explore the manifestation of red,black and white–both in concrete terms,through the use and manipulation of materials,as well as abstract ideas–in Assyrian and Babylonian magical and ritual activities.It will highlight how meaning is created and communicated by relating colors to natural and supernatural phenomena and will further attempt to provide a methodological framework for the analysis of color symbolism.展开更多
This article analyzes the symbolic colors red,white,and blue in Lev Tolstoy’s works,exploring their interrelation and educational significance in reflecting the Russian national spirit.The article first reviews the s...This article analyzes the symbolic colors red,white,and blue in Lev Tolstoy’s works,exploring their interrelation and educational significance in reflecting the Russian national spirit.The article first reviews the symbolic significance of red,white,and blue in Russian history,and then analyzes in depth the multiple connotations of colors in Tolstoy’s classic works Anna Karenina,War and Peace,and Resurrection.Through the combination of color symbols with characters’destinies,inner conflict,and historical background,this paper explores how Tolstoy’s literary works reflect the historical changes and national spirit of Russia,especially the important value in education and cultural inheritance,providing a new perspective for the study of literary education and emphasizing the educational role of color symbols in literary works in shaping national spirit and cultural identity.展开更多
In our daily life,when we use color to describe feelings,we often use their associative meanings rather than literal meanings.Therefore,knowing the differences and similarities of color symbolism in both Chinese and E...In our daily life,when we use color to describe feelings,we often use their associative meanings rather than literal meanings.Therefore,knowing the differences and similarities of color symbolism in both Chinese and English is necessary,because it not only increases our knowledge but also helps us understand different cultures.This paper uses yellow and red to compare and contrast the color symbolism between the Chinese and English language.展开更多
Abstract:Stephen Crane was an outstanding American novelist,poet,and journalist.He achieved great success in his literary works during his brief career.Crane’s most well-known work,The Red Badge of Courage,is commonl...Abstract:Stephen Crane was an outstanding American novelist,poet,and journalist.He achieved great success in his literary works during his brief career.Crane’s most well-known work,The Red Badge of Courage,is commonly believed to be the first great novel of the American Civil War,largely because of its vivid and detailed description of the experience of warfare.This paper analyzes the images of color,animal and machine,which convey Crane’s thoughts of war:war is full of chaos,brutality,and confusion,without any romantic elements or heroism.展开更多
Colors are embodied with different meanings and symbols in different countries. Not only should we understand their basic and literal meanings, but also we should focus on their deep contents in symbolic meanings, bec...Colors are embodied with different meanings and symbols in different countries. Not only should we understand their basic and literal meanings, but also we should focus on their deep contents in symbolic meanings, because their symbolic meanings vary from culture to culture. The differences in the symbol of colors are due to different cultures and history backgrounds as well as aesthetic psychology. This paper, mainly based on the Chinese and western culture, approaches the symbols of colors represented in the two different cultures through analyzing the different understanding of colors, which can help us understand culture difference in colors better during intercultural communication.展开更多
The Great Gatsby is a piece of great work with a strong sense of realism and tragedy. The major feature of this work is that Fitzgerald skillfully uses plenty of symbolism. Symbol of the color is particularly signific...The Great Gatsby is a piece of great work with a strong sense of realism and tragedy. The major feature of this work is that Fitzgerald skillfully uses plenty of symbolism. Symbol of the color is particularly significant. Colors play a crucial role in shaping characters, promoting the plot development and deepening the theme. This article mainly focuses on the analysis of the symbolic meaning of colors: green, gold\yellow, white, blue, and red.展开更多
Joseph Conrad is one of the most influential writers at the turn of 20th century. Heart of Darkness is one of his representative novels which were partly based on Conrad＇ s four-month journey to Belgian Congo in 1890...Joseph Conrad is one of the most influential writers at the turn of 20th century. Heart of Darkness is one of his representative novels which were partly based on Conrad＇ s four-month journey to Belgian Congo in 1890. The plot of Heart of Darkness is simple, but the meaning of the plot is not easy to grasp. The masterpiece bears very strong symbolic colors in the description of the setting and characters, which is worth further research.展开更多
F. S. Fitzgerald is one of the greatest American novelists and his work, The Great Gatsby is the paradigmatic writing of Jazz Age. In the fiction, the symbolic representation of colors is more strikingly exhibited, wh...F. S. Fitzgerald is one of the greatest American novelists and his work, The Great Gatsby is the paradigmatic writing of Jazz Age. In the fiction, the symbolic representation of colors is more strikingly exhibited, which is part and parcel of the total artistic achievement of this masterpiece. This essay intends to explore the symbolic meanings of colors in the novel, suggesting that the color imagery contributes to reproducing the kaleidoscope in the magnificent social life of Jazz Age and implies the inevitable disillusionment of the protagonist＇s American dream that is defined as his pursuit of romantic love with Daisy, further intertwined with the search for a personal grail.展开更多
Nathaniel Hawthorn is the greatest American romantic novelist during the nineteenth century.He is skillful at the using of symbolism in his works,especially in his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter.Hawthorn is a writer w...Nathaniel Hawthorn is the greatest American romantic novelist during the nineteenth century.He is skillful at the using of symbolism in his works,especially in his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter.Hawthorn is a writer with art talent,who uses different colors to enhance the artistic effects of The scarlet Letter.Colors emerging on the most occasions are used as a mayor form of symbolism to reflect the character’s feelings,personalities and fates.This paper aims to elaborate the usage of colors as a form of symbolism in three parts:the symbolic meaning of red,the symbolic meaning of black,and the symbolic meaning of grey.展开更多
Dubliners is known to be characterized with permeating darkness and a lack of light,which serves as a sign for religious,political,cultural and spiritual darkness that shrouds the city as well as psychological predica...Dubliners is known to be characterized with permeating darkness and a lack of light,which serves as a sign for religious,political,cultural and spiritual darkness that shrouds the city as well as psychological predicaments that trap,frustrate and paralyze Dublin citizens.Yet despite the dimmed,somber natural environment where plots unfold,the texts are sprinkled with vivid use of colors,whose symbolic significance remains understudied.The color red is used in Dubliners to symbolize life and hope.Though in general characters have ghoulishly colored skin,their faces are always smeared with a shade of red,just like the invading darkness in Dubliners is always dotted with a few spots of red light,which conveys the message that Dublin is not solely characterized by a state of paralysis or death-in-life,but also by a ray of hope and national revival.Therefore,overemphasis on the motif of darkness and paralysis does not do justice to Joyce’s underlying expectation for his people to break free from the shackles of religious and political oppression and finally achieve national independence.展开更多
There are so many words to convey different colors in English. We should pay attention to not only their basic meaning, but also their deeply symbolized meaning. They express different meaning owing to different cultu...There are so many words to convey different colors in English. We should pay attention to not only their basic meaning, but also their deeply symbolized meaning. They express different meaning owing to different cultures. In western society, colors have their exotic symbolized meaning. This is a permanent cultural phenomenon. In the thesis, the author discusses the symbolic meaning of five basic colors: red, white, black, yellow and green, and the background of the symbolic meaning of each color.Color is very close to people's life. It is important for people to understand the world. Colors not only have physical character,but also have rich intension and stretchy meanings. People of different nations often have different feeling about the same color as a result of their different cultural and historical background. So colors show differences between different cultures. The author discusses seven main reasons that lead to the differences of colors' symbolic meaning between Chinese and western culture, such as different political systems, different historic vicissitudes, different cultural tradition and custom, different habits of thinking and way of expressing, different natural environments and living standards, different mentality, different emotion. These words are used frequently and have plenty of sentiment. What should pay more attention to is that because of the differences between different nationalities and cultural background, or different social classes, each color has its special meaning. It is active in terms of linguistics. That endows color words with associative meaning.展开更多
In Chinese and English languages, there are very abundant words that can describe different colors. Not only should we pay attention to their basic meanings, but also should pay attention to their profound symbolic me...In Chinese and English languages, there are very abundant words that can describe different colors. Not only should we pay attention to their basic meanings, but also should pay attention to their profound symbolic meanings. Because the symbolic meanings of color words often have different characteristics in different national languages, some characteristics even form people to the advocating and taboo to the colors after being guided, stretched and transferred by people. The big difference of the symbolic meanings of color between different cultures is due to the different nations, different cultures, different historical backgrounds, and different aesthetic psychologies. It is sanctified by usage in the sediment of history and the development of society. It is a kind of enduring culture phenomenon. From the angle of comparison between Chinese and English cultures, this essay attempts to probe into the development of different cultures has the impact on symbolic meanings of color words.展开更多
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's famous novel The Great Gatsby tells us a story about a young man named Gatsby who from thebottom of society,he tries to pursue love and happiness through struggle and hard-working,bu...Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's famous novel The Great Gatsby tells us a story about a young man named Gatsby who from thebottom of society,he tries to pursue love and happiness through struggle and hard-working,but finally the dream fails and he is mur-dered.In the novel Fitzgerald combines the symbol of colors with theme of the novel"the disillusion of American dream"tightly and wit-tingly creating an organic unity like nature itself.Via analyzing such writing skill,let readers have a better understanding of the essenceof American Dream and the luxurious and decadent living conditions and perplexed and blank mental states of the lost generations afterWWI.The Great Gatsby;展开更多
文摘The color cluster red,black and white occurs in the artistic,ritual and magical activities of virtually all cultures around the world,suggesting their preeminence in human symbolic thought.Among the various explanations that have been brought forth to account for the special status of these three colors are:1)evolutionary/ecological arguments,drawing support from vision science,perceptual philosophy and primate biology;2)cognitive arguments,which pay attention to how human beings categorize and create meaning out of perceptual experiences;3)linguistic arguments,as these are the earliest lexicalized color words in most languages;4)and diverse socio-cultural arguments.This paper will explore the manifestation of red,black and white–both in concrete terms,through the use and manipulation of materials,as well as abstract ideas–in Assyrian and Babylonian magical and ritual activities.It will highlight how meaning is created and communicated by relating colors to natural and supernatural phenomena and will further attempt to provide a methodological framework for the analysis of color symbolism.
文摘This article analyzes the symbolic colors red,white,and blue in Lev Tolstoy’s works,exploring their interrelation and educational significance in reflecting the Russian national spirit.The article first reviews the symbolic significance of red,white,and blue in Russian history,and then analyzes in depth the multiple connotations of colors in Tolstoy’s classic works Anna Karenina,War and Peace,and Resurrection.Through the combination of color symbols with characters’destinies,inner conflict,and historical background,this paper explores how Tolstoy’s literary works reflect the historical changes and national spirit of Russia,especially the important value in education and cultural inheritance,providing a new perspective for the study of literary education and emphasizing the educational role of color symbols in literary works in shaping national spirit and cultural identity.
文摘In our daily life,when we use color to describe feelings,we often use their associative meanings rather than literal meanings.Therefore,knowing the differences and similarities of color symbolism in both Chinese and English is necessary,because it not only increases our knowledge but also helps us understand different cultures.This paper uses yellow and red to compare and contrast the color symbolism between the Chinese and English language.
文摘Abstract:Stephen Crane was an outstanding American novelist,poet,and journalist.He achieved great success in his literary works during his brief career.Crane’s most well-known work,The Red Badge of Courage,is commonly believed to be the first great novel of the American Civil War,largely because of its vivid and detailed description of the experience of warfare.This paper analyzes the images of color,animal and machine,which convey Crane’s thoughts of war:war is full of chaos,brutality,and confusion,without any romantic elements or heroism.
文摘Colors are embodied with different meanings and symbols in different countries. Not only should we understand their basic and literal meanings, but also we should focus on their deep contents in symbolic meanings, because their symbolic meanings vary from culture to culture. The differences in the symbol of colors are due to different cultures and history backgrounds as well as aesthetic psychology. This paper, mainly based on the Chinese and western culture, approaches the symbols of colors represented in the two different cultures through analyzing the different understanding of colors, which can help us understand culture difference in colors better during intercultural communication.
文摘The Great Gatsby is a piece of great work with a strong sense of realism and tragedy. The major feature of this work is that Fitzgerald skillfully uses plenty of symbolism. Symbol of the color is particularly significant. Colors play a crucial role in shaping characters, promoting the plot development and deepening the theme. This article mainly focuses on the analysis of the symbolic meaning of colors: green, gold\yellow, white, blue, and red.
文摘Joseph Conrad is one of the most influential writers at the turn of 20th century. Heart of Darkness is one of his representative novels which were partly based on Conrad＇ s four-month journey to Belgian Congo in 1890. The plot of Heart of Darkness is simple, but the meaning of the plot is not easy to grasp. The masterpiece bears very strong symbolic colors in the description of the setting and characters, which is worth further research.
文摘F. S. Fitzgerald is one of the greatest American novelists and his work, The Great Gatsby is the paradigmatic writing of Jazz Age. In the fiction, the symbolic representation of colors is more strikingly exhibited, which is part and parcel of the total artistic achievement of this masterpiece. This essay intends to explore the symbolic meanings of colors in the novel, suggesting that the color imagery contributes to reproducing the kaleidoscope in the magnificent social life of Jazz Age and implies the inevitable disillusionment of the protagonist＇s American dream that is defined as his pursuit of romantic love with Daisy, further intertwined with the search for a personal grail.
文摘Nathaniel Hawthorn is the greatest American romantic novelist during the nineteenth century.He is skillful at the using of symbolism in his works,especially in his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter.Hawthorn is a writer with art talent,who uses different colors to enhance the artistic effects of The scarlet Letter.Colors emerging on the most occasions are used as a mayor form of symbolism to reflect the character’s feelings,personalities and fates.This paper aims to elaborate the usage of colors as a form of symbolism in three parts:the symbolic meaning of red,the symbolic meaning of black,and the symbolic meaning of grey.
文摘Dubliners is known to be characterized with permeating darkness and a lack of light,which serves as a sign for religious,political,cultural and spiritual darkness that shrouds the city as well as psychological predicaments that trap,frustrate and paralyze Dublin citizens.Yet despite the dimmed,somber natural environment where plots unfold,the texts are sprinkled with vivid use of colors,whose symbolic significance remains understudied.The color red is used in Dubliners to symbolize life and hope.Though in general characters have ghoulishly colored skin,their faces are always smeared with a shade of red,just like the invading darkness in Dubliners is always dotted with a few spots of red light,which conveys the message that Dublin is not solely characterized by a state of paralysis or death-in-life,but also by a ray of hope and national revival.Therefore,overemphasis on the motif of darkness and paralysis does not do justice to Joyce’s underlying expectation for his people to break free from the shackles of religious and political oppression and finally achieve national independence.
文摘There are so many words to convey different colors in English. We should pay attention to not only their basic meaning, but also their deeply symbolized meaning. They express different meaning owing to different cultures. In western society, colors have their exotic symbolized meaning. This is a permanent cultural phenomenon. In the thesis, the author discusses the symbolic meaning of five basic colors: red, white, black, yellow and green, and the background of the symbolic meaning of each color.Color is very close to people's life. It is important for people to understand the world. Colors not only have physical character,but also have rich intension and stretchy meanings. People of different nations often have different feeling about the same color as a result of their different cultural and historical background. So colors show differences between different cultures. The author discusses seven main reasons that lead to the differences of colors' symbolic meaning between Chinese and western culture, such as different political systems, different historic vicissitudes, different cultural tradition and custom, different habits of thinking and way of expressing, different natural environments and living standards, different mentality, different emotion. These words are used frequently and have plenty of sentiment. What should pay more attention to is that because of the differences between different nationalities and cultural background, or different social classes, each color has its special meaning. It is active in terms of linguistics. That endows color words with associative meaning.
文摘In Chinese and English languages, there are very abundant words that can describe different colors. Not only should we pay attention to their basic meanings, but also should pay attention to their profound symbolic meanings. Because the symbolic meanings of color words often have different characteristics in different national languages, some characteristics even form people to the advocating and taboo to the colors after being guided, stretched and transferred by people. The big difference of the symbolic meanings of color between different cultures is due to the different nations, different cultures, different historical backgrounds, and different aesthetic psychologies. It is sanctified by usage in the sediment of history and the development of society. It is a kind of enduring culture phenomenon. From the angle of comparison between Chinese and English cultures, this essay attempts to probe into the development of different cultures has the impact on symbolic meanings of color words.
文摘Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's famous novel The Great Gatsby tells us a story about a young man named Gatsby who from thebottom of society,he tries to pursue love and happiness through struggle and hard-working,but finally the dream fails and he is mur-dered.In the novel Fitzgerald combines the symbol of colors with theme of the novel"the disillusion of American dream"tightly and wit-tingly creating an organic unity like nature itself.Via analyzing such writing skill,let readers have a better understanding of the essenceof American Dream and the luxurious and decadent living conditions and perplexed and blank mental states of the lost generations afterWWI.The Great Gatsby;
