Jacob

Life by the Sea

Sometimes pictures express more than stories, essays, and even a whole encyclopedia! Our whole life is made up of many pictures, what we see, and that governs most of what we do. So it is only appropriate for me to use a picture as my text for the Daily Reader. Life by the Sea is not just a portrayal of the American West, it is a representation of the opposing forces of life.

In the picture, San Francisco fisherman are pulling back nets full of fish. However, the fish aren't easily being pulled in. Does the opposing force of the fisherman and the fish have to do with life? Does it because no one is one-hundred percent right. the fisherman is killing the fish while the fish are straining the men? Do the fisherman and the fish represent rivals, ready to fight to the death? I think it is a bit of both. Rivalries in life are usually between two people who both aren't really fight. However, technology makes it harder for the fish to get away.

But what about the people in this picture? What does their appearance say about them? All most of them seem to be doing is leaning back on the net, while the fish in the water are struggling with all their power. Are the fisherman like the bullies in life, easily holding you away as you try to defend yourself? Still, food gathering is an instinctual and perfectly fine event, so why does their seem to be a problem in this picture? I think that the great leaps in technology by us makes the predator-prey scenario one-sided.