The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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Evelyn Hugo to Auction Off GownsChapter 1Evelyn Hugo’s Coming CleanChapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19Chapter 20Chapter 21Chapter 22Chapter 23Evelyn, Green’s Not Your ColorChapter 24Chapter 25Chapter 26Chapter 27Chapter 28Chapter 29Chapter 30Chapter 31Chapter 32Chapter 33Chapter 34Chapter 35Chapter 36Chapter 37Chapter 38Chapter 39Chapter 40Chapter 41Chapter 42Chapter 43Chapter 44Chapter 45Chapter 46Chapter 47Chapter 48Chapter 49Chapter 50Chapter 51Evelyn Hugo Divorces Harry Cameron…Chapter 52Chapter 53Chapter 54Chapter 55Chapter 56Chapter 57Chapter 58Evelyn Hugo Marries for the Seventh TimeChapter 59Chapter 60Chapter 61Chapter 62Chapter 63Chapter 64Chapter 65Chapter 66Chapter 67Chapter 68Chapter 69Evelyn Hugo, Legendary Film Siren, Has DiedEvelyn and Me
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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Evelyn’s hair, which she dyes blond very early in her career, symbolizes the personal sacrifices she makes to achieve success and stardom. When Evelyn meets with Harry in her early days at Sunset Studios, they discuss the changes the production team thinks will transform Evelyn into a star. Her hair, which is natural dark brown, is only one of these changes. In addition, Evelyn changes her name from “Herrera” to “Hugo” to conceal her Cuban heritage and pass as white, and she’s also not allowed to speak Spanish. Evelyn’s blond hair, however, becomes one of the signature elements of her physical appearance, made even more striking by its contrast with her dark eyebrows. Throughout the book, Evelyn repeatedly sacrifices her personal morals and her loyalty to her loved ones to achieve fame and success, and her blond hair is a constant outward reminder of these sacrifices—and all the pain and suffering Evelyn has inflicted on herself and her loved ones in the process. But Evelyn’s dark eyebrows, which alert people that her blond hair isn’t natural, is a small but vital sign that, though she’s willing to change on the surface, she’ll never completely lose her true self.
Evelyn’s Blond Hair Quotes in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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Chapter 11Quotes
I had made my way three thousand miles from where I was born. I had found a way to be in the right place at the right time. I’d changed my name. Changed my hair. Changed my teeth and my body. I’d learned how to act. I’d made the right friends. I’d married into a famous family. Most of America knew my name.
And yet…
And yet.
Related Characters:Evelyn Hugo (speaker), Don Adler
Related Symbols:Evelyn’s Blond Hair
Page Number and Citation:78
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Chapter 57Quotes
With her blond hair and her face thinning out, I was starting to fear that she looked more like me than Harry. Sure, conventionally speaking, she would be more attractive if she looked like me. But she should look like Harry. The world should give us that.
Related Characters:Evelyn Hugo (speaker), Harry Cameron, Connor Cameron
Related Symbols:Evelyn’s Blond Hair
Page Number and Citation:337
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Evelyn’s Blond Hair Symbol Timeline in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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Evelyn Hugo to Auction Off Gowns
...and her transformation from Evelyn Herrera, the daughter of Cuban immigrants in Hell’s Kitchen, to blond, Hollywood-dwelling Evelyn Hugo.(full context)
Chapter 3
...has seen of her. Though she’s certainly had cosmetic surgery done and has had her hair treated, she gives off the impression of someone aging gracefully. Instead of shoes, she’s wearing...(full context)
Chapter 6
...movie, won’t approve her for the part because of her race: he needs “a nice blond girl.” Though Evelyn pushes Harry, suggesting she get a part in a different film, he...(full context)
...her on a more ambitious career path. Evelyn meets with a stylist who bleaches her hair and shapes her eyebrows, a nutritionist who prescribes cabbage soup and smoking for weight loss,...(full context)
Chapter 8
...picks back up as she continues to transform her identity. Right after Evelyn dyes her hair, the studio places her in several inconsequential comedy films, the first of which is Father...(full context)
Chapter 68
...amidst an array of lights, wires, and cameras. There’s a wind machine blowing her graying blond hair, and the sun is shining behind her: she looks completely relaxed. Monique wonders if...(full context)
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