Matching Pairs American progress contrastsOnline version In this painting there are many oppositions and contrasts between left and right. by jason hoover 1 Natives were nomads, they lived in tepees in Great Plains in the west. 2 In the painting Natives are wearing traditional clothes like moccasins, and buffalo skins. 3 Natives look scared 4 On the left, we can see dark clouds and a storm 5 On the left there are wild (sauvages) territories like the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains whereas settlers lived in cities and developed transportation. Whereas on the right there are urbanized territories for example cities, a bridge and boats. unlike settlers who look confident. but on the right there is a bright and blue sky. while settlers are wearing western clothes like cowboy hats, boots and shirts.
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