Symbolism

The White Heron
color white= symbolizes non-sinful, true, and love. The girl never told the guy where the white heron ever was because she was a true person and felt that the heron deserved to live. Along with that, I feel that the white heron was a symbol of love. Sylvia didn't have many people in her life, but her grandmother that was in her life meant everything to her. She loved spending time with her and thought she was a fantastic lady.
The old cow= symbolizes how much Sylvia didn't have friends and that her only friends were her grandmother and the animals that are around her farm. She enjoys spending time with the cow because it feels like someone that she can relate to- someone always wandering about by itself, just like her.

The Yellow Wallpaper
Color yellow= symbolizes uglyness. Obviously the wife thought that the walls were ugly being yellow, but also it could be how she feels about herself. She doesn't feel pretty and is afraid of what others think of her.
Spot of holes in the Wallpaper= the flaws in the wallpaper are actually the flaws she has. She is a crazy woman that is trapped from her husband and always needs to have help. It is like each time she sees a different kind of thing wrong with the wallpaper, she is actually seeing another thing wrong with herself.
Her cousins= symbolizes the life she wished she had. She wishes she could go to see them and be a normal person again.
Her baby= symbolizes post partum depression, reason for why she is so depressed and not acting normal.