The monarch butterfly on the blind girl's cloak incorporates the color palette that Millais uses to depict the blind girl's costume. The light brown and orange tone of her skirt adorns the wings of the butterfly, and the white and black of her blouse detail the wings as well. This color scheme creates a direct contrast against the dark brown of the blind girl's cloak. The butterfly, an insect traditionally tied to notions of beauty, may have been painted to imply that despite her severe disadvantages -- both physical and financial -- the blind girl possesses inherent beauty herself. Do you think Millais intended this? Did Millais deliberately choose this palette for the girl and the butterfly? Does the butterfly appear to carry any other symbolism? Does the location of the butterly mean anything?