![]() ![]() ![]() Two colors within the space of less than two dozen words. Pleasant Green in proffering his escort for which Helga had been grateful because she had still felt a little dizzy and much exhausted. He had introduced himself as the Reverend Mr. With her had gone the fattish yellow man who had sat beside her. For Miss Crane, the city that welcome here as Gray Chicago is the same Gray Chicago which she leaves behind. Chicago is a town on the grow for many, but not for Helga. Everywhere she turns, the color-some insist it is merely a shade-gray confronts her. That town of big shoulders-the Windy City-is for Helga Crane nothing but a hazy shade of gray disappointment. Gray Chicago seethed, surged, and scurried about her. In just this one mundane description of the heroine, three references are found: the blackness of shadows, the yellow of amber and the implicit whiteness of “pale.” The narrative of the mulatto protagonist caught somewhere between the two colors dividing her bloodline is obsessed the idea. “Helga Crane turned away from the window, a shadow dimming the pale amber loveliness of her face.” NarratorĬolors-and all the myriad hues, shades and tints which define them-are found everywhere throughout this book. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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