https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i What do you see - and what did it represent? en-us 2021-03-16 16:56:39 UTC 2025-12-22 03:31:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316827854 The contrast between the sky on the left of the painting vs the right. I think it represented the future with cities/boats/trains as being better than the past. ]]> 2021-03-16 17:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316827854 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316828794 Native Americans can be seen in the painting to show how Natives were forced to move as Americans settled westward to make space for American expansion. The native Americans seem to be moving away from the settlers in the painting.]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316828794 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316828851 The Bison skeletons with arrows. It represented the result of settler expansion on Native Americans and nature.]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316828851 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316829666 There are different people, civilizations, trains, and animals in this picture. It depicts people who are moving West, while capturing the viewpoint of Americans during this transitional time period.]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316829666 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316829757 there were railroads behind the angel and this shows the countries innovations helping the expansion west]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316829757 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316829933 The trains in the background with rail lines extending into west, following the angel-like figure. It shows the desire for connectivity between the regions in America with technological innovations. ]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316829933 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316830141 I saw railroads, ships, wagons, and other forms of transportation. It represented America's technological progress and also represented the spread of civilization.]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316830141 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316830320 I think that Gast included the angel lady carrying the school book and telephone wires to demonstrate the importance of knowledge and communication and how it was advancing at what was an unprecedented rate.]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316830320 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316830985 The angel was carrying a string to the west to represent the divine right to move west and gain more territory]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316830985 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316831095 Its darker towards the West]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316831095 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316831403 I saw a bear in the lower left corner, that possibly represented the dangers that awaited settlers in the west.]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316831403 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316831852 I saw wolves (or some animals) scavenging a corpse. I think this represents the savagery or lowliness of the west.]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316831852 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316833151 There is a goddess and she is setting up electric poles. This symbolizes American industrialization.]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316833151 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316833709 the west/left of the painting was portrayed as being wild and uncivilized with light, civilization, and order being brought over from the east/right]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316833709 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316834170 The sun rising in the east shining light towards the west symbolizing civilization in the east.]]> 2021-03-16 17:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316834170 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316835252 I saw native americans towards the left. These native americans were shown helping to lead the settlers onwards, representing the natives as willing partners of American settlers.]]> 2021-03-16 17:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316835252 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316836246 The differences in light and dark symbolizing that as Americans travel west they are bringing "light" to the uncivilized western territories.]]> 2021-03-16 17:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316836246 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316836734 I think the angel carrying the school book symbolized the importance of education and progress in education. It was also women's roles to educate the children in the household. The idea of separate spheres and stuff.]]> 2021-03-16 17:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316836734 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316838842 There are advanced forms of transportation such as railroads that head west, this can help interest Americans to move west]]> 2021-03-16 17:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316838842 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316841980 The sun rising in the East seems to represent the civilization modernizing through the industrial, agricultural, and so many other revolutions. ]]> 2021-03-16 17:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316841980 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316845695 The light on the right side seems to symbolize what lands Americans have discovered and what lands are civilized. The dark seems to symbolize both the great unknown and the uncivilized lands/people]]> 2021-03-16 17:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316845695 https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316865396 In the painting we see a contrast between light and dark backgrounds. The right is the west where it is more traditional, which shows the potential of the rest of the US, which is where they want to travel. The east represents the civilization that already exists.]]> 2021-03-16 17:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rpmoore1/y5r65u4pxqiz304i/wish/1316865396