Today in literature class we watched a serious of old films. This film in particular contains symbolisim; the bleeding red picture, the ball, the bike, the glass tipping over. Everything points to something bad occurring.
The bleeding red picture reminds the man of his daughter immediately. He senses something abnormal about it and has a feeling of panic over the safety of his daughter. The ball falling into the water. It's abstract, not where it should be, not right. The bike falling over; it's a sign of pain and unsafety. It also distracts the little boy from watching over his sister. The glass falling over is the same as the bike; unsafety and abstract.
The fathers pain is surreal and full of grief. He can barely comprehend what has just happened as he holds his daughters lifeless body.
It seems as soon as the mother threw away the Bleeding picture the girl truly vanished from the world. The blood covers her.
The theme here is loss, pain and suffering. The more we try to hold onto it, the more we lose ourselves.
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