John Gast’s painting “American Progress” gave us a brief visual of the Americans point of view of Manifest Destiny. Therefore Gast completely ignored how the Native Americans felt throughout this process. In considering this, and alternative was drawn which shows how these terrified individuals were being pushed out of their lands and forced to go to where they had no idea how to survive. As seen in the picture, the Americans seem to be bringing the sadness and darkness with them to this new land. The figure in the center, named Justice, symbolizes the strength and courage the Native Americans kept even through this time of sorrow. The dark side of the river and sky symbolizes that the Americans are bringing horror and tragedy into the Native
