The color red is one of the three primary colors. Therefore, it features either directly or indirectly in everything we see. In popular culture, red has often been associated with anger and frustration. In nature, animals use red pigment as a part of aposematic coloration to warn predators to stay away. In the Song of Solomon, red rose petals are scattered on the ground to symbolize Robert Smith's blood after he splatters on the ground. In the movie The Boy and the Beast, the protagonist's mentor is a crimson bear who's temperament can be likened to a volcano, constantly fuming and with periodical eruptions. However, red doesn't always have a fiery connotation. In The Woman Warrior, red symbolizes happiness and luck. When people think of love, they think of a red heart. The Potala Palace in Lhasa, China, consists of a palace and a red palace. The red palace is where the Dalai Lamas (Spiritual leaders) built their shrines and chapels. The red of the walls represents the stateliness and power of the past Dalai Lamas who lived there.
I like the tie to Woman Warrior. Make sure you are meeting the word count requirement.
ReplyDeleteHey Allan! Another interesting blog from you; well done! I love how you chose one of the three colors discussed in class on Friday and elaborated how it had many other implications. For instance, you tied it in with Woman Warrior and described how it not only represented the blood of Robert Smith, but it also represented "happiness and luck". I like how you tied it into Chinese culture as well.
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