American Beauty (1999 film) his family in happier times, and dies having had an epiphany that infuses him with "wonder, joy, and soul-shaking gratitude"—he has finally seen the world as it is. According to Patti Bellantoni, colors are used symbolically throughout the film, none more so than red, which is an important thematic signature that drives the story and "[defines] Lester's arc". First seen in drab colors that reflect his passivity, Lester surrounds himself with red as he regains his individuality. The American Beauty rose is repeatedly used as symbol; when Lester fantasizes about Angela, she is usually naked and surrounded by rose petals.
Carolyn Zane and 1999. After what Zane refers to as the world's longest maternity leave, she went back to work as the launch author for Abingdon Press's "Quilts of Love" series. Her book, "Beyond the Storm", inspired by the Joplin/Tuscaloosa tornadoes, debuted October 2012. "*" Miss Prim's Untamable Cowboy (1997) List of romantic novelists Carolyn Zane Carolyn Pizzuti is an American author of romance novels under the pen name Carolyn Zane. She has also been published as Suzy Pizzuti. Carolyn was born to Douglas Owen Tope and Mary Patricia Willis and raised in Southern California. When she was five, her family, including