Summary Of Hiroshima Looking By Susan Vreeland
Life is a Work of Art
“You were red. You liked me because I was blue. You touched me and suddenly I was a lilac and you decided that purple just wasn’t for you.” In the story “Magdalena Looking”, by Susan Vreeland, I think the theme is life is a work of art because it is lived in color and many events in life portray themselves in artsy ways.
For Magdalena, here world is in vibrant lively colors. She looks at water and does not see the color blue or green. She sees aquamarine, turquoise, magenta, and chartreuse. “Light rain prickled the charcoal green canal water into delicate dark lace… (Page 19)” She also sees many things other people see but do not notice. “She walked away slowly along the wet stone wall that shone iridescent and the wetness
“You were red. You liked me because I was blue. You touched me and suddenly I was a lilac and you decided that purple just wasn’t for you.” In the story “Magdalena Looking”, by Susan Vreeland, I think the theme is life is a work of art because it is lived in color and many events in life portray themselves in artsy ways.
For Magdalena, here world is in vibrant lively colors. She looks at water and does not see the color blue or green. She sees aquamarine, turquoise, magenta, and chartreuse. “Light rain prickled the charcoal green canal water into delicate dark lace… (Page 19)” She also sees many things other people see but do not notice. “She walked away slowly along the wet stone wall that shone iridescent and the wetness