What does the color yellow mean in Literature?

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The color yellow doesn't always mean the same thing in all books, so there is really no way to answer this question. Sometimes yellow is symbolic of happiness and light... of brightness, cheerfulness, or hope. Other times (The Yellow Wallpaper comes to mind), it is a sickly color that emphasizes illness, frailty, or age. In other books it could be purely descriptive... no deeper meaning at all. She was wearing a yellow dress, and that means nothing about her mood or her intentions. :)

If you have a specific book in mind, throw out another question with the title, and maybe we can find out what we think the color yellow means in that particular work. :)

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