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Abstract
This essay is a study on the use of color in To the Lighthouse and analyzes the author’s personal view of life and values in the narrative process of the novel by means of symbolic meanings of different colors.
In addition, this essay also attempts to analyze the association between color and characters’ inner feelings and other aspects to explore how the novel shape a full personality through clever combination of the rich color and characters’ inner activities.
Key words: color, symbolic meanings, characteristics, inner emotion
CONTENTS
中文摘要
Abstract
1.-Introduction-1
1.1 Introduction of author-1
1.2 A Brief Introduction of the novel-1
2.-Three phases of the use of color-2
2.1 Masculine color-2
2.2 Feminine color-3
2.3 Androgynous color-3
3.-The symbolic meaning of colors-4
3.1 The meaning of life-4
3.2 The eternal flux of time and uninterrupted continuity of human life-6
4.-The association between color, personality and inner sentiment-7
4.1 The association between color and personality-7
4.2 The association between color and sentiment-9
4.2.1 Blue violet and white: anxiousness and depression-9
4.2.2 Gray: the disharmonious relationship-10
5.-Conclusion-10
References-12