The four colors representing Nelly Dean are red, blue, grey, and yellow. Red is on the outermost layer because Nelly Dean comes off as a very strong and passionate person. She has a big heart for the kids who she has been around like Cathy Linton. Going toward the center, Nelly is represented by blue and grey. Blue shows Nelly Dean's cleanliness and security. Even though Nelly can be an instigator, her intentions are very pure and clean. She also tries to give Cathy a lot of stability as well as security. The grey represents her old age, wisdom, and conservativeness. Nelly Dean is older and with age comes wisdom. Nelly Dean is a very wise character, which is shown when she was able to identify social inequality at a young age. She is also very
