The Red Shoes
Submitted by archiealejandro on December 12, 2008
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The Red Shoes
Religious Symbolism in “The Red Shoesâ€
In the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Red Shoes,†the color red appears on multiple occasions, each time symbolizing something different. The shifts in the meaning of the color can be related to the action in the story, and how Karen is feeling or being affected by her surroundings.
Karen’s “red and sore ankles†in the opening of the story are the result of wearing wooden shoes in the winter. This redness is symbolic of her poor family, and also of her playful nature. As is shown in the rest of the story, Karen is a carefree child, and the type of girl, who even though she is wearing...
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