1. American progress through pain
It affected the physical context of the American environment and the changing experience of American life. ... The Hunter's Return represents wild woods surrounding a glade where a family seems to be living in symbiotically with the prevailing forces of nature. ... The scene suggest a loving family of valiant pioneers living off of the abundance of nature, but the importance of ugly tree remains and axes in close proximity makes the viewer wonder if Cole did not want to symbolize humanity's lackadaisical demolition of nature, the idea that humanity might be falling from grace and d...
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