The Symbolic Naturalist of the Blue HotelThis essay considers the view of James Trammell Cox as presented in his essay: An Analysis of the Blue Hotel Cox begins his essay discussing naturalism and Crane. fictional style. He suggests that Crane's technique "is that of the symbolist rather than the naturalist in that he carefully selects his details not as pieces of evidence in a one-dimensional account of man but as connotatively associated parts of a structure elaborate symbolism. Crucially, the bulk of Cox's argument centers on the extent to which Crane displays the characteristics of a naturalist writer. He comments on the complexity of the story and how Crane integrates the underlying details and messages that give the story its subtle complexity. Much of Crane's hidden meaning is achieved through his manipulation of imagery. Cox focuses on these images and separates them, thus displaying themes that are quite central to the ideas behind naturalism. One such idea that is conveyed throughout history behind the facade of imagery is the idea of ​​"man's inner nature [as] egocentric", as detailed by the contrast of the house with the storm in which the storm represents the "fundamental conflict between man and his environment." In the house, in the central room is the stove, which is frequently referenced and can be seen as the inner nature of the man who "burns with elemental assaults" while the stove is described as "buzzing with divine violence". convey subtly through the story The two most central colors used are red and white, red represented through fire to symbolize anger and white represented through snow to show fear. examples, such as that of the Swede who, throughout the story, both shows extreme emotions and describes at one point: "on the Swede's pale, deadly cheeks were two spots of bright crimson..