AADS/ENGL 3328.01
I’d like to build on my last post by looking at the same area of Incidents and sticking with the idea of family, but this time analyzing a different textual object. I found this section of the text to be incredibly rich for analysis. After talking about Benjamin, Linda then goes on to talk about…
In Chapter I, “Childhood,” the author is giving a description of her “early formative years,” and through this, provides a lot of information regarding her family’s experience with slavery (Jacobs, p. 7). Linda first introduces her grandmother’s youngest son, Benjamin, stating that, “There become so little distinction in our ages that he seemed extra like…
Francisco Goya’s “The Third of May 1808” depicts the Napoleonic invasion of Spain where cities were raided, citizens were fired upon, and humanity was absent. In first looking at the painting, one’s attention is directed towards the man in the white and yellow clothing; all color is dull and dark surrounding him. Even as his…
“The Adoration of the Magi” (late 1750s) by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It depicts the Nativity scene in which wise men and shepherds come to pay respects and offer gifts to the newborn baby. Many of the characters in the painting have their…
This scene was painted in the late 1660s by Giuseppe Recco, an Italian painter who specialized in still life art. The painting shows a cat caught in the act of eating and stealing fish. The painting exemplifies skills in lighting, and the detail into the fish scales and cat fur. The still life artistry was…
While the exact date of this painting is unknown, Vermeyen lived from the year 1500 to the year 1559. Therefore can deduce that the creation of his painting, “The Holy Trinity,” fell somewhere in this range. This painting depicts God welcoming Jesus back to heaven after his crucifixion, surrounded by a bright light that is…
The Adoration of the Christ Child was painted circa 1619-1621 by the Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst. It shows Mary and Joseph, as well as two angels, looking over newborn Christ. The light reflects off the faces of the onlookers, suggesting that the infant is the light source in this painting. Van Honthorst, who came…
This is an oil painting of the biblical story on fatherly forgiveness known as The Prodigal Son. It hangs in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia. The depiction of light through a technique known as “chiaroscuro” in this piece is used to emphasize important aspects of the story beyond words. The father and son are…
The Annunciation by Jan Van Eyck is a 15th Century painting which depicts the angel Gabriel appearing before Mary to announce and ask her if she would have God’s son. Here, we see rays of light as symbols for God’s love.
Remember the Titans was a film based off a true story covering a high school football team divided by race and prejudice. As black head coach Herman Boone was hired in 1971, the team must learn how to come together despite their differences. It’s been one of my favorite movies growing up and it has…