KathrynWheelwright

Intro.tohumanities8:00
CriticalThinkingForm:
ArtistsName:
GonzalesDay

FullTitleofPiece:
Atdaylightthemiserablemanwascarriedtoanoaktree,2007.

Whatmightbethemeaningofthistitleandwhydoyouthinkso?
Theoaktreeiswheretheycarriedsomeonewhoisbad,anditmayhavebeena
spotwheretheywouldtakecriminals/slaves.Also,wheretheycouldtake
someonetoscarethem.

Giveabriefdescriptionoftheworkinyourownwords.
Withthewaythebranchesareshaped,thetreelooksmoremuscular,and
dangerous.Thewaythephotoisangledcausesforthetreetolooksmore
elongated.However,thelightmakesitseemlessharmful,butthetreewithout
leavesgivethedangerouslookthatthepicturehadintended.

Whatargumentorpointaboutracedoyouthinktheartistismakingwiththisartpiece?
Justifyyouranswer.
Thatamiserableslaveswouldbetakenorwhippedatanoaktree.Whenitsays
carried,Ithinkitmeanswheretheoutcastweretakentobepunished.Also,this
isshowingwheretheysegregatedpeopleaswell.

Doyouthinktheartistisworkingwithoneormoreoftheviewsaboutthenatureofrace
discussedinclass(realism,constructivism,fictionalism)?Justifyyouranswer.
Theartistshowsthenatureofraceinmoreviewsbecausetheartistshowshow
societymakesthesedifferencesbigger.Also,thebiologybehindtherace
changedwhoismoredominate.

Inwhathistoricalperiodandlocationwasthepieceproduced?
Itwasshotin2007.HoweverIbelieveitwastorepresentaround1850s.This
treeprobablywasfoundinwhereslavecouldhavebeenpresent.

Howmightthehistoricalperiodandlocatehaveaffectedtheirargumentorpointabout
race?
Racebeingasocialoccurrenceisonemainpointintheirargument.Slaveryand
segregationareduetothecoloroftheskin,andthatpeoplearedifferent.Also,
thesocialnormalthingistoownaslave,ortobedominateovertheblacks.

Explainhowyourracemayhaveaffectedyourreactionandunderstandingofthepiece.
Ithinkwiththepastofslaveownedbywhitepeople,soIhavemoreempathy
towardstheirsituation.Ithinkslaverywasaninhumansituation,andthinkit
shouldnthavehappenedfor,everyoneisequal.