analyze the title: "American Progress" - how is this supposed to represent "progress?" Do you think that it actually represents progress ?

The painting is supposed to represent progress through the idea of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny posited that American values and ideals were special and that the spread of such through (westward) expansion was a noble pursuit. The woman is supposed to represent America, enlightening White settlers while casting Native Americans out in the "uncivilized" darkness. It does not accurately represent progress as the painting portrays Native Americans as inferior to White Americans as well as demonstrates the forced uprooting of their way of life.

concoboys concoboys · Answer 2 · 2021-10-21T02:50:01+02:00

Answer:

i'm doing the same thing in class right now

basically look at key parts of the painting like the religious figure in the center, how the sky separates, the advancement to the west, how the buffalo represent indigenous people and tie that into what you know about the historical events, the angle(spread of hope/religion) is also holding a school book(education),the red carriage below her is a mail carriage an she's holding a telegraph (communication) wire

Explanation:

look at anything and every thing and what you think it represents, there are no wrong answers, get at it kid (sorry if my explanation was hard to understand)