How does the author use the motif of "green" in the memoir, Guts by Raina Telgemeier?

Telgemeier includes the motif of green to emphasize how Raina's sickness makes her feel, providing the reader with a visual understanding of the transformation she experiences while sick. This motif also shows the reader, and helps them better understand what happens for Raina when she feels both her stomach pain and her mounting anxiety. This also helps the reader understand the connection between mind and body, another theme of the memoir. Finally, Telgemeier uses the color green to show how Raina’s sickness both transforms her, but how she evolves past it to finally accept her body for what it is, and manage her anxiety around it.