Shirley Chisholm was a passionate speaker who cared deeply about her constituents. She cared about the poor, she cared about working-class people, she cared about social justice.
a. the audience knows something the character(s) don't
I would say the subject is color, we get so wrapped in our own colors that we forget to sit back and enjoy the life and color that is around us, we get wrapped up in depression or sadness and we stay there. He’s trying to convey that this is dull and lifeless yes but all you have to do it add color