Friday, December 17, 2010
promitheous
The picture of promitheous makes me feel tourmented and sad because of the pain and suffering the man is in which relfects how mean and cruel the human society can be to each other. By the focus of the painting being on him it conveys a feeling of unnecessary punishment that he was actually not that bad of a guy. Also by stripping him down to nothing but nakedness it is taking away all his humility and making him feel ashamed as the dark background behind him provides a bird that is about to eat him alive, he looks like he is consented to being tourtured like this so its like the weak being preyed on by the strong. sadd commentary on society even if it came from a myth
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Yeah it really shows how a person can just accepted whats coming to them even if they don't deserve it. I believe that Promitheous really shows courage. The fact that he deobeyed the gods and gave man fire anyhow was very heroic almost. Just think if he had not done that how the world would of been for them. brrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletePrometheus has actually become a Christ-like symbol of self sacrifice for humanity and the noble suffering through great injustice!
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