Rock And A Hard Vase Analysis

Humans struggle their entire lives to find affection that satisfies them. We assign this affection to objects that we obtain throughout our lives. An engagement ring, for example, is a large meaning attached to a small object. While it still has quite a high expense, women care more about the man who it’s from than the store, well, hopefully. In Akiko Busch’s story The Uncommon Life of Common Objects, she explores the objects her two sons, and people in general, become attached to over time. There’s a certain box she brings up and says “Sometimes the little box had value, sometimes it had none, and its worth seemed to come and go, by pure chance” (1). She discusses why certain things are worth more than others and why certain things have more

Objects can prove to be the cause of some of the most impactful features or events in someone’s life. “Once he finished work on the Prospector and we struck it rich, he’d start work on our Glass Castle.” (Walls 25). The Prospector was a symbol of aspiration, she wanted to have a more exciting and fulfilling life. Although it also represents lies and distrustfulness because her father never actually worked on the Prospector. Instead, he went out and got drunk. The Glass Castle is quite impactful in Jeannette’s life, it gave her hope for a better life. However it’s not just that, it’s confidence in her father. That he will provide for her and create a good life for her, despite the drinking and other horrible habits he has developed. Jeannette

Through further research, I have learned that this vase “depicts the heroes Achilles and Ajax playing a board game” (Two-Handled Jar with Achilles and Ajax).

Every person has on object in their life that is very precious to the, for me, it is my pearl necklace. They are small and round and a lustrous cream color with a pink sheen. They have a tiny gold clasp that holds the necklace together. My pearls tell a story than no other personal artifact can: my heritage. The pearls symbolized tradition and womanhood in my family’s life, and they were to be worn with dignity and pride. Every holiday, the girls of the family accessorized their outfits with the pearls given by our grandmother. They were something we all had in common: the thread that linked our generations together. I recall looking down at my Nana’s casket and I could almost hear her voice whispering

Making these jugs were a way for the African slaves to express themselves. They were used for religious reasons and held burial significance. Ceramics class was effective in exposing a completely new form of art to me that I had no previous knowledge about. From this assignment I was able to learn more about African-American culture, the significance of pottery in the lives of different people and how the meaning of face jugs have shifted. As a result of what I have learned I am more curious of the history behind the things that I see and use in everyday

This vase could have been used as a container for water or wine and perhaps as a drinking vessel.

Similarly to the previous painting, Brooks points out another foreign object in the picture. A pile of fruit in the foreground of the painting is held by a bowl from China. The blue and white dish would have been porcelain, and became a popular decoration in Europe to have. Brook also makes an interesting point that the letter that the woman is reading in the painting could be from her husband who is traveling for trade, possibly to bring home more Chinese porcelain to her. This part of globalization is interesting because it shows how people were fascinated by foreign objects, and to possess them became something that was special and a unique object to own. It could also show that you had money or traveled, having foreign objects in your

People hold on to pieces of jewelry, furniture, and other symbolic collectables that is passed through generations. These things can remind a person of a loved one that is seen as being priceless.

Choosing an artifact for the box was an easy decision. I chose to put a picture of my dog, Chocolate, because he is very important to me. He is a two year old Schnoodle (half Schnauzer half Poodle) who we rescued from the animal shelter.  It will be exciting to look back at what he looked like as a puppy.  The artifact portrays me well since I love my dog and he is a big part of my life. It shares

Upon first reading that it was made of Beeswax I thought that is was possibly just a traditional material used for sculpting but in reading more about it, Getlein describes the wax surface as a way to “suggest human skin, vulnerability, and impermanence” (257). The sculpture is in the round as it is “freestanding and can be viewed from any angle, for it is finished on all sides (Getlein 241). The sculpture is naturalistic and I think it could be also viewed a narrative. While it doesn’t display a story of any well-known historical or religious invent, it makes one question the story surrounding the woman in the sculpture. Is the woman hiding from all of the worries that life can bring?

Often the culture relied on the blending of old and young. Having the death of a great soldier on one side and the entering of youth on the other, I believe this vase was meant to show a contrast of old and young, and of the death and birth of

Within Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel Atonement, Uncle Clem’s vase occurs at critical moments plays a critical role throughout the plot, helping to depict different forms of love and the class division. It is discovered that Uncle Clem obtained the vase during the First World War when he was given the vase by a thankful occupant of a French town that he had helped to evacuate. We learn that the vase itself is a particularly expensive item and has been passed down onto Cecelia and her family. Therefore it could be interpreted that the vase has a lot of sentimental value to the family and is their ‘keepsake’ in memory of their Uncle Clem. The vase itself helps to show the relationship between both Robbie and Cecelia in a multitude of different ways, for example its shattering and the different types of wild flower arranged within. As well as this the vase also signifies the difference in class within the war and how, no matter your status in a time of crisis everyone is the same, either dead or alive.

McEwan uses the symbolism of Uncle Clem’s vase to represents Cecilia and Robbie’s love. Robbie and Cecilia broke the vase the day they would discover their newfound love for each other, signifying that their love would not be forever. Moreover, it was later revealed that” She [Betty] said the pieces had simply come away in her hand, but that was hardly to be believed” (pg. 279). The vase had been mended by Cecilia years ago, hence, it was bound to fall apart later. The vase collapsed just like Robbie and Cecilia’s love story when Briony reveals they both died in war through the epilogue of the novel.

The vase above is the “Siren Vase” made by the “Siren Painter” – the reason for the name is because no one knows the identity of the painter -. The Siren Vase was created turning the time period around 480BC-470BC. It can be found in the British Museum. On the vase you can see artwork of the Greek Mythological story of Odysseus and the Sirens. Sirens are the creature that plays music to lure in sailor to kill them. On the vase they are displayed as bird with a woman face. Odysseus is the one tie to the mast of the ship and the rest of the people are his crew. The boat is in the middle of the sea. Instead of falling for the Siren trap Odysseus was able to resist them, by making his crew tie him to the mast. This is just another story of Odysseus

The Vase was popular with Achilles and Ajax playing a board game painting on a vase become popular back in ancient Greece because of the men were heroes that help influence our culture today in museums, artwork and on film. Dr. Harris and Dr. Zucker will go over the vase and describe the tone and the way it was painted on how the heroes played a board game in Troy during a fight became one of the popular pieces of art pottery back in modern times is used in museum and on film to represent ancient Greece during the Trojan war (Dr. Harris, Dr. Zucker) In Modern times Rose created a video about the life of Achilles from the time he was born, and in training to fight in the war and how he became the hero in the Trojan war and how a king had a man ordered to kill Achilles. This is on media and on YouTube