Lee describes the paintings - rather bleak descriptions of snow and coldness. Hence, the protagonist found the photo begging to disturb her state of mind – she replaces the paintings with colorful vivid images. Upon the husband’s arrival, he is uninterested, but he does bring the wife home a beautiful sapphire ring – it did not fit. The beauty of the ring and its color choice is how Lee shows the irony of the situation. The blue ring does not fit, showing the characteristics of calming and beneficial blue, does not fit in this marriage. Due to lack of emotional attachment that Lee’s characters often face, the paintings are put back onto the walls. Lee’s playful twist of the story of “Snow White” introduces the young girl from paintings, the child the first wife could never have. Hence, the images started to make the protagonist feel troubled as she used the word “horrid’’ to describe what they had
Lee describes the paintings - rather bleak descriptions of snow and coldness. Hence, the protagonist found the photo begging to disturb her state of mind – she replaces the paintings with colorful vivid images. Upon the husband’s arrival, he is uninterested, but he does bring the wife home a beautiful sapphire ring – it did not fit. The beauty of the ring and its color choice is how Lee shows the irony of the situation. The blue ring does not fit, showing the characteristics of calming and beneficial blue, does not fit in this marriage. Due to lack of emotional attachment that Lee’s characters often face, the paintings are put back onto the walls. Lee’s playful twist of the story of “Snow White” introduces the young girl from paintings, the child the first wife could never have. Hence, the images started to make the protagonist feel troubled as she used the word “horrid’’ to describe what they had