Earth, home to all humans, is being depleted of all its natural resources and can only be saved unless humans begin to act immediately. The surreal picture by Mario Sanchez Nevado depicts a scene where mankind is the factor that will kill nature. The origin of the picture derives from domestic violence, but was changed to show planetary violence instead. As a result, the concept of global warming can be seen in the picture, but Nevado asserts a deeper meaning that humans are wasting material goods. The photograph “Betrayal” effectively reminds humans of the damage done from exploiting earth’s resources by antagonizing humankind, by using symbolism to represent each side as a whole, and by supporting the social movement of environmentalism.
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Observers next take notice that Mother Nature acts as a home for mountain goats and elephants on the top of her head and that the areas the animals roam on are beautiful, vast landscapes. Furthermore, the land that is on top of her head while being enveloped by light, which resembles purity, is actually beginning to deteriorate. Then, Mother Nature is shown crying as a crystal clear river flows down her head and descends from her eyes at a freezing tear drop pace. On the other hand, the right side containing the gun being held by mankind has a dark atmosphere that surrounds it and it is created by the smoke bursting from the city that is on the top of the gun. The city resembles the life of humans and how they have forged ahead to live in an environment filled with humongous factories and buildings that emit huge amounts of chemicals into the world. The gun itself is alive as there is a pair of lips at the end of the barrel, which shows that it is almost life like and can speak for its own actions of killing. The gun by itself is a symbol of danger and represents hurting another force, but in the picture Mother Nature is not the only central figure that seems to be in danger. The hand that is holding the gun has skin wearing away as burning magma erupts from the surface due to the influence of the toxins released from mankind. Therefore, humans …show more content…
Bevington’s 2009 book discusses that Environmentalism has been making a return since, “polls show personal environmental awareness has remained relatively high for decades, especially when compared to the waxing and waning of other social issues.” He assures that while other problems occur around the world Mother Nature’s safety will always be a top priority to the mass. He further expands the influence of environmentalism by providing the fact that the movement is not only affecting local areas, but it is also being accepted around the world (Haluza-Delay). This proves to people that the ideal of protecting the environment is being welcomed in countries around the world and that the number of followers is continuing to grow. Even more support is given by Dorceta Taylor, who wrote “American Environmentalism: The Role of Race, Class and Gender in Shaping Activism 1820-1995.” She uses the historical patterns of the major races she discusses in her book to inform readers of the changes in nature throughout time caused by each of the races. She argues that the gender a person is born with plays a role in the way nature has changed because women in the early years of time were unable to influence major decisions for what happened in politics, but later on gaining
Observers next take notice that Mother Nature acts as a home for mountain goats and elephants on the top of her head and that the areas the animals roam on are beautiful, vast landscapes. Furthermore, the land that is on top of her head while being enveloped by light, which resembles purity, is actually beginning to deteriorate. Then, Mother Nature is shown crying as a crystal clear river flows down her head and descends from her eyes at a freezing tear drop pace. On the other hand, the right side containing the gun being held by mankind has a dark atmosphere that surrounds it and it is created by the smoke bursting from the city that is on the top of the gun. The city resembles the life of humans and how they have forged ahead to live in an environment filled with humongous factories and buildings that emit huge amounts of chemicals into the world. The gun itself is alive as there is a pair of lips at the end of the barrel, which shows that it is almost life like and can speak for its own actions of killing. The gun by itself is a symbol of danger and represents hurting another force, but in the picture Mother Nature is not the only central figure that seems to be in danger. The hand that is holding the gun has skin wearing away as burning magma erupts from the surface due to the influence of the toxins released from mankind. Therefore, humans …show more content…
Bevington’s 2009 book discusses that Environmentalism has been making a return since, “polls show personal environmental awareness has remained relatively high for decades, especially when compared to the waxing and waning of other social issues.” He assures that while other problems occur around the world Mother Nature’s safety will always be a top priority to the mass. He further expands the influence of environmentalism by providing the fact that the movement is not only affecting local areas, but it is also being accepted around the world (Haluza-Delay). This proves to people that the ideal of protecting the environment is being welcomed in countries around the world and that the number of followers is continuing to grow. Even more support is given by Dorceta Taylor, who wrote “American Environmentalism: The Role of Race, Class and Gender in Shaping Activism 1820-1995.” She uses the historical patterns of the major races she discusses in her book to inform readers of the changes in nature throughout time caused by each of the races. She argues that the gender a person is born with plays a role in the way nature has changed because women in the early years of time were unable to influence major decisions for what happened in politics, but later on gaining