The images and symbols within a film are unending and unaccountable. ... We communicate and receive communication through thoughts, which manifest as images or symbols. ... A stop light analogy can be used here with red indicating Scottie's reluctance to have a relationship with a woman, green his full speed fall for Madeleine and yellow his cautious, mediocre relationship with Midge. ... The color yellow also surfaces in Vertigo through Midge. ... Yellow often indicates caution, but in this case it indicates a slow progression or mediocrity of Scottie's love for Midge. ...

• Word Count: 3127
• Approx Pages: 13

Careful application of makeup on the face of a woman can become the encounter between what is the woman and the ideal that she desires in connection to her person. ... Makeup can make a woman feel complete. ... Therefore the makeup of each of us and the way we look, namely the self-image is a visible symbol that influences our relationships with others. ... In China white is the symbol of death, and in Africa it is all evil. ... In Kenya black refers to the rain clouds as to a symbol of fertility and life. ...

• Word Count: 11511
• Approx Pages: 46
• Grade Level: High School