I do not know if anyone caught this but the first time Richard Wright brought up the white cat, it had "large black eyes" (page 60 in my book). However, the second time he brought up the cat (page 91) it had "round green eyes". Now i don't know alot about cats but i'm pretty sure their eyes don't change colors. Could there be any deeper meaning to this? And if so, what is it? I've discussed it a bit with another student but she was uncertain too.
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"Green is also known to have signified witchcraft, devilry and evil for its association with faeries and spirits. It also had an association with decay and toxicity" I found this on Wiki when i looked up "green". i think this might provide some insight into why they cat's eye color changes because when Wright describes the cat with green eyes its when Bigger is getting rid of Mary's body.
ReplyDeleteWow! I didn't catch that...Anyways, I was doing some research and discovered that Shakespeare uses "the green-eyed monster", in Othello.
ReplyDelete"O! Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on."
Could this symbolize, that even though "cats can't talk", this cat might actually turn out to be a monster? (Let me know if you think otherwise)
Cat eyes do change colors.
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