Essay on Fallen Woman

Submitted By Chubby-Kid
Words: 320
Pages: 2

The painting "Awakening Conscience"(1853) by William Holman Hunt. It's about a mistress and her lover, we can tell that because of the absence of a wedding ring. Also, we can say that they just move in the apartment; considering the new furniture and carpet. This relationship is related to today's society because many relationship in this era is not successful and many relationships today are living in one house even if they are not married yet. Furthermore, we can tell in Hunt's painting that the man is dominant than the woman and he is just using her for his pleasure. The fact that the cat toying with the broken-winged bird under the table symbolises the woman's situation and a tangled skein of yarn on the floor symbolises the web in which the girl is entrapped. Many woman in today's society has a similar situation, there are innocent women who want to experience love even if it's unfavorable for them. Not only the fact that the woman is trap in a bad relationship but also she want to have freedom from him. The woman in the painting realize that its more better if she is not in a legal relationship , the reflection on the mirror help us to prove it. The nature and light open her mind that it is better to leave the apartment or start a new beginning of her life. Many woman in today's society don't realize this yet because their love is making them blind and scared to fight for their rights. This painting has a lot of symbolic elements that relate in today's society.