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9/12/2021

Respond to the image above.

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2. Respond in no more than five (5) sentences and no less than three (3). This helps you write more concisely and think more critically.

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Due Fri., September 17, 2021 11:59 p.m. ICT

March(CREATIVE BlockB & Ap lit)

9/13/2021 03:20:28 am

The picture represents a relationship that is fuel by greed. The man in the picture has a chain locked to everything to shows that he is not willing to give up or open up to others. The woman as seen in the picture has broken up with the man, the chain refers to the relationship being destroyed.

SaoChi (Creative Writing Block B)

9/13/2021 03:46:40 am

I agree because it seems like the guy have chained down everything and is probably full of greed. He seems like someone who would not let go of anything he gets a hold of. So it seems that the girl forcefully broke off the chain to not be chained by the greedy guy.

Mint ( Creative writing Block E)

9/13/2021 05:35:52 am

I agree with how you said the chain locked to everything to show that he is not willing to give up or open up to other. I feel like the way picture was illustrated is very powerful. The chain could also refer to the strong feeling of wanting to hold on things but because you want to hold it too badly you end up breaking the most important one.

Auto (Creative writing block F)

9/14/2021 03:22:34 am

I like your opinion the man in the picture have chain locked to everything even on his wife. But the chain might not only be referred to relationship I think the chain might be referred to being an overlord or being an owner because they were also tie up to multiple different things in the room.

Grace :) (AP Lit)

9/14/2021 06:01:28 am

WOAHHHH, thanks for enlightening me omg... your thinking's so deep man. I couldn't agree any more than this. In fact, thinking about another perspective is impossible lol. The chain that locks to everything symbolizes how "he's not willing to give up or open up to others" and because the chains all link to his brain, not other parts of the body, I would assume that it is indeed, his mindset that isn't willing to make sacrifices. The mindset that attaches itself with something he feels like believing.

Kevn (AP Lit block D)

9/14/2021 06:57:28 am

I really like you take on this. When I saw this image I had a thought similar to yours that popped up to my mind, but I thought the man looked to miserable, with no mouth to speak from to be selfish or greedy. But upon further inspection with how you described the image, it may very well be symbolizing of the man not willing to open up instead. Great find.

Kevin (AP Lit block D)

9/14/2021 07:04:22 am

Another thing that I noticed was in order for the woman to destroy the chain, she would've had to be chained first. Comparing her to the other things that were changed, it can also be theorized that this man treated the woman like his other material possessions, and "chained" her to him like he chained the other things. The only difference is a person can break this chain anytime.

Hazeljoy (Creative writing Block B)

9/14/2021 09:32:33 am

I like how you see describe the chain as greed, and I agree because a lock means that you have set your eye on something and won't let go. I want to add that the chains has been linked to his brain/mind to define desire. I also agree that the women has broken up with the man because the chain is destroyed.

Praew (Creative Writing Block F)

9/15/2021 04:19:16 am

I see your opinion that the man is chained to opening up, however I have a different opinion. I think that the man is chained to live freely which I think is caused by the woman.

Kim-Hun (Creative Writing Block E)

9/17/2021 07:15:33 am

Wow I did not initially see at that way aat. all. Now that you said it, that's another way that I see it now. You can look at the woman walking out and feel some sort of evil energy from her as well. He might be the one fueling the attachment of the man.

janice (ap lit)

9/15/2021 04:41:33 am

"The man in the picture has a chain locked to everything to shows that he is not willing to give up or open up to others." I feel like this is the exact picture I see, and I think that this picture really reflects on how our society values wealth. I feel like we are taught in our society that being wealth means having power and is something that everyone should aim for.

Mulan (creative writing block F)

9/15/2021 12:19:17 pm

The man is very greedy, he want to own everything. So the woman decided to break the relationship, if that were me I would do the same as her.

Benny (Creative Writing F)

9/16/2021 03:34:35 am

I agree with the greed part that you said, but I disagree with the rest. I think the chains represents more of the man's need for control rather than unwillingness to open up. The broken chain I also agree it represents the girl finally walking away from the guy.

Tanya (English 9C)

9/16/2021 08:23:08 am

I agree because maybe the man is greedy and wants to take control of everything the woman does so they just have to break up. Many couples broke up because of greed and wanted to take control of everything.

Stanley Creative Writing

9/16/2021 10:32:04 pm

I like your take on this picture because you said guy "has chains locked up to everything and is not willing to give up or open up to others" and I can really see that in the picture. You also pointed out the broken chain on the ground and it means the relationship is destroyed. I really like the little detail you picked up.

Kim-Hun (Creative Writing Block E)

9/17/2021 06:43:47 am

Talking about greed is a big brain analysis. We can also see how lifeless and stiff the man looks in the picture. I believe that is what greed does to a person. You become superficial, and eventually lose your soul. Greed makes you lose the human part of you and replaces it with object attachments.

Angel (Creative Writing Block B) link

9/17/2021 06:50:39 am

I really like your explanation to this photo that the chain refers to the relationship being destroyed. I also agree with you that the woman in the photo seems to be broken up with the man when she walks away and didn't look back on the man. However, I think that the reason that they broke up might be because of many issues not just only by the greed of the man.

Mars (Creative Writing Block F)

9/17/2021 08:09:29 am

I like the way you interpret the picture to be, which is similar to how I interpret mine, but in a different context. The chain, just as you say, shows that he want to have some form of control over something else. And in the end, the chain broke around the woman's leg, thus ending the relationship and freeing her over his control.

EngEng Creative Writing Blk B

9/17/2021 08:33:10 am

I agree with some parts, but I think the chains refer to him being stuck and cannot let go of items. On the other hand, the woman on the right is already freed herself by letting him live a life like he wanted. I also think that the man is materialistic.

SaoChi (Creative Writing Block B)

9/13/2021 03:42:43 am

I think the man in the picture wants everything to be his own and his own only. He probably doesn't let go of everything easily and probably thinks he has a higher authority than others. And in the picture it shows that the girl is leaving because she is done being chained down by him. He is known as someone full of himself or a greedy person who wants everything for his own.

Mint ( Creative Writing Block E)

9/13/2021 06:08:24 am

I like how you said that the girl is leaving because she is done being chained down by him. I agree with you since it clearly shows that at first she was chained by the man but she was able to break the chain. Maybe she had enough and was able to let go of all the things that has chained her to the man.

Phakhom (Creative Writing)

9/13/2021 06:25:06 am

The pictures do represent that the man has a thinking of having a higher authority than others. He represent the people who don't leave something easily and wanted to keep the girl with her. However, the girl is done with it, so she walk away.

Tanya (English 9C)

9/16/2021 08:08:17 am

I also agree with you, because the man in the picture seems to wanted to take control of everything in their relationship, so the woman is unbearable and wanted to break up with the man!

March(Ap lit & creative block B)

9/13/2021 08:50:06 am

He not letting go is a very good view of the picture. It shows that he is locked like a prisoner not being able to let go of his past. I agree with you and he knows that he can't escape it.

jabari (creative writing E)

9/14/2021 03:46:43 am

I agree with your view on this artwork, the man chained everything to himself, trying to own everything and taking over. the way the artwork is shown showed us the greed, sloth and gluttony of that man. the woman that have break free "escaped" from his grasp, which also show the idea of rebellion towards people who thinks they are in charge.

Hazeljoy (creative block B)

9/14/2021 09:43:42 am

I love how to think the other way around, I totally agree with you that he was a man with a very high pride, he have everything he wants and get everything he wants, but the women was so done being controlled by him so she let go everything like her room and walk away.

Praew (Creative Writing Block F)

9/15/2021 04:20:15 am

I agree that the man does not let go of things easily but I don't agree that the man wants everything to be his own. I feel like the woman is the controlling one in this relationship and that she is hurting the man.

Ex ( Ap Liturature block D)

9/15/2021 05:13:18 am

I like your opinion, this man is all full of greed because when there are woman and the man wanted to be in relationship with him. But this relationship is not a happy one and the woman is the only one who being controlled so she decide to walk away and let everything go.

Benny (Creative Writing F)

9/16/2021 03:37:51 am

I agree with you that the chain represents how controlling the guy is. I like how you said that the girl left because she was tired of getting chained down. In this picture that is both literally and metaphorically true.

Mint L. (Creative Writing block E)

9/13/2021 05:28:31 am

This shows a relationship between the man and the women. The man is chain to everything which shows that he tries to control everything in the relationship. But because of that he end up loosing the women. Now he’s stuck with everything's but left with nothing.

Phakhom (Creative Writing Block F)

9/13/2021 06:16:32 am

The man was stuck on everything because he started it. He started the uncomfortable relationship and chose to control everything. So sometime, if we try to control everything and get everything we want. It might end up having nothing left.

Jabari (creative writing E)

9/14/2021 03:50:30 am

I agree with your point of view in this artwork. the man is trying and thinking that he is in charge and that everything is going in his way. He thought that nothing bad could happen. the woman that broke free is a sign of rebellion towards the one in control, and show us that people who abuse and misuse their power can turn against them.

First (Creative Writing F)

9/13/2021 11:43:27 pm

I like how you said that the chain that locked the man to many places represents that he is trying to control the relationship with the woman. Consequently, he loses the woman which you can see in the picture that the chain that used to pull the woman is now broken. And the woman eventually walks away from this toxic relationship.

Asia Creative Writing B

9/15/2021 11:13:10 pm

I agree with you, now the man is left with a lot of belongings, but it has no meaning anymore. This reflects a lot in real life, when the women has no more tolerance, she will just storm out and then everything changes in just a blink of an eye.

Phakhom (Creative Writing Block F )

9/13/2021 06:11:23 am

The picture represent the relationship between a man and a woman. The woman move on from this relationship, however the man is still in the same place. He remembers all the memory he had with the woman, so the chain that lock around the place represented it.

March(ap lit& creative writing)

9/13/2021 08:48:11 am

The chain locking him in place referring to him not moving on is a great way to look at it. He is still living in the pass and not in the present. This is very toxic for his mental health.

First (Creative writing F)

9/13/2021 11:24:58 pm

The image clearly shows the connection or relationship between them both. The broken chain represents that the woman moves on from the relationship while the man is still stuck in the same position. I like that you described all the chains that lock around places means that he still has the old memory with the woman.

Vivi Creative Writing B

9/14/2021 03:03:50 am

The man is probably holding onto his "properties" too much to the point where is is unable to hold onto the woman, therefore the woman has reached her limits and leave him instead. The man can't do anything because those objects he's owning is holding back the man from stopping her from walking away.

Grace :) (AP Lit)

9/14/2021 06:07:17 am

When you talked about the chain, I would like to add on. I think there is a symbolism when the artist uses the chain instead of other materials like rope or string. The chain symbolizes how deeply he is attached to what he believes or have. Chains are hard to break and the fact that the girl could break it means that she has enough will and motivation to leave the guy.

Benny (Creative Writing F)

9/16/2021 03:43:15 am

This is a really interesting and cool way to look at it. Most people saw the picture as the man being a control freak and the girl finally leaving. Making the guy the victim is a really cool and new concept.

Asia Creative Writing B

9/13/2021 11:31:04 am

The picture reflects how greed and the inability to change or leave somethings can make you lose the most important thing to you. This picture shows how the man has lost the woman, though he feels grief but he still doesn't break the "chain" to get her back. He then would not feel any value of the things that are left with him.

Auto (Creative writing block F)

9/14/2021 01:49:42 am

Yes, I agree that greediness can make you lose someone you love but from the picture I think the man doesn’t even love the women. The man doesn’t look sad or have any expression looking at his ex wife. It doesn't change his greediness since the chain are still there.

Vivi Creative Writing B

9/14/2021 03:02:06 am

When you mentioned the inability to change or leave somethings is very true because you cannot "own" something forever and you have to learn how to let go. It shows that if you hold onto something so much to the point where you look past the reality you will lose one of the most important things to you. This is also a form of an attachment he has.

Jack Eng 9 C&G

9/16/2021 07:34:32 am

I agree with your comment, this really shows how greediness can actually make you lose the most important thing in your life. It's also true that the man seemed to not really feel a connection with that woman because, obviously, if he does then he'll broke the chain and run after her.

Roman (Creative Writing Block B)

9/17/2021 08:40:25 am

I really do agree with the word "greedy" that you've mentioned it shows how the man had a chance to break his chains and consults with the woman to solve the problems but he chose to not.

Auto (Creative writing block F)

9/14/2021 01:43:26 am

The image show a relationship between a greedy man and a women. The chain tell us that the man think that everything in the house is his property including his wife which is a living thing. The women used to be able to bear with him but I think his ego is exceeding the limit so the women break free from his rule.

Vivi Creative Writing Block B

9/14/2021 02:59:55 am

This symbolizes the fact that one is greedy and hoarding their personal belongings and by looking that the photo, the woman is probably sick of how the man so possessive of his things so she left him. The chain that was likely to be clung onto the woman's legs is now broken, showing that the woman has had her limits and that she is no longer "his property." This is conceivably a how humans are not objects that can be owned as well as a symbol of greed.

Allie (Creative writing block F)

9/15/2021 04:56:23 am

I've never thought of it the way of the man being greedy and hoarding his belongings. Your statement opens up a new perspective on how 1 picture can symbolize a million views. It may be true that she is not his property anymore.

Pro

9/16/2021 02:05:57 am

I agree with how possessive the man is. However, I believe that it is impossible for humans to not feel any sort of possessiveness towards their loved ones.

Jabari (creative writing block E)

9/14/2021 03:42:45 am

the artwork in this picture represent greed and some of the seven deadly sins. the man in this picture is chaining everything to him, shows greed and gluttony of mankind. the person that was walking away from the man has escaped his grasp, "escaping from the toxic relationship." referring to the destruction of the relationship.

Stanley Creative Writing B

9/16/2021 09:11:18 pm

I agree with you of how this picture shows the greed and gluttony of mankind. The way how you compare this to the seven deadly sins is really really creative it shows how deep you're thinking. Also you comparing this to a toxic relationship is really smart and I can totally see that in this picture.

Lewis(Creative writing block B)

9/17/2021 06:45:16 am

I like your overall thought of "showing greed and gluttony of mankind". I do have to agree though because sometimes man like to abuse their power to control females. I would say his hunger for love and attention forces these actions out of him in unexpected ways.

First (creative writing F)

9/14/2021 04:10:28 am

I feel like this picture can be view from various perspectives. For me, I think the woman in the image is like the boss and a man serves her. The woman might control the man by commanding and that's why the man is tied with chains. But in the end, the woman left him.

Christine (Creative Writing F)

9/15/2021 09:27:15 am

I completely agree with how this picture could be viewed in different perspectives. I would also add on and say the perspectives that a person sees are most likey to be the idea they have on a relationship, whether that is from experience or from their surrounding.

Mars (Creative Writing F)

9/17/2021 08:12:01 am

I agree with the fact that you can change the perspective around and the whole outlook of the picture will change drastically. If the woman was forcing the man to serve her, then that sorts of explains why he was chained on the chair. And in the end, once the woman is tired of controlling him, she decides to left him alongside with many chain still left intact in his mind.

Grace :) (AP Lit)

9/14/2021 06:22:58 am

Reading from the comments above, I can see a common theme of the connections we have on intimate relationships and how it doesn't hold on when people don't open up and get greedy.
However, I see the picture as a symbolism of how people, in general, is attracted to the things around them like money, power, or comfort, anything that is not human, especially our important person. It tells how extrinsic things can always be held tight but relationships, whether it's family or friends, can end at any moment without our willingness because relationships can be ended in both ways but attachment with extrinsic things can only be ended with one way, which is ourselves. So it gives us a life lesson of how relationships end easily as opposed to extrinsic things. And when the important relationship is gone from our life, we would have to sacrifice everything to risk getting the relationship back because the boy can't walk out of his chair without destroying all his other chains.

Kevin (AP Lit Block D)

9/14/2021 07:00:50 am

"Can't walk out of his chair without destroying all his other chains". I really like the figurative language you use here. I focused on his current state of being chained, but I really like how you talked about even if he wanted to unchain himself he would have to break everything around him. A beautifully sad symbol that represents many people who fail to see what's truly important

Lara (Creative Writing Block F)

9/14/2021 11:02:13 am

I really like how you said relationships between people can end immediately if there's no commitment. A lot of the times when people are blinded by greed, they take their attention off from their loved ones. They think that no matter what, their loved ones will always be there for them, but that's not always the case. I think the saying "you don't know how important something is until you lose it" fits perfectly in this context.

Ex (Ap liturature block D)

9/15/2021 05:19:13 am

I agree, this could link to a real life situation when there are people who already have everything in their life like the chain in the man chair their greed will build up which it will block them to the outside world relationship, family and friends. When the time he realize himself again everything will be gone and everyone in his life will already been gone long.

Nadia (Creative Writing Block F)

9/15/2021 07:17:44 am

How you interpreted the picture was really interesting to me. Your opinion on how the man has to break his shackles in order to get his relationship back somehow relates to the question of whether or not people would rather have a fortune and be alone, or be poor with people who love you. In lots of instances, sacrifices have to be made.

Kevin (AP Lit Block D)

9/14/2021 06:54:50 am

To me, this image represents a man tied down to a mundane life and unable to speak up. Maybe he's married, has kids, or just has some sort of responsibility that does not allow him to leave his current state of affairs despite him being miserable. The man not having a mouth symbolizes his inability to take action against this situation. The woman walking away symbolizes his dreams or his passions leaving him as he's tied down to everyday items.

Lara (Creative Writing Block F)

9/14/2021 11:07:18 am

I think your thoughts about him being tied down to a mundane life, rather than greed, is a really cool interpretation of the picture. A lot of people in society does have this problem, where they don't know the purpose of their life anymore after a few years of work. I think it's important to break out from your chains and take a step to chase back the dream that you have. You have to really live life, and not just be alive. But then again, I do get why some people just can't seem to change their current lifestyles, because it's really hard to step out of your comfort zone and take a leap of fate.

janice

9/15/2021 04:44:55 am

Your comment showed me a new aspect of this picture, I actually see how this image represents a man being tied down to a mundane life unable to speak up as his dreams walk away. It is something that is pretty common in our society where many people who are older start to have responsibilities and lose the chance of pursuing their goals.

Brendon (creative writing F)

9/15/2021 08:57:13 pm

Another fresh and interesting take on the image. I really like how you view the woman in the picture as something symbolic (dreams and passion), it opened up a new perspective for me. Do you think the everyday items can symbolize anything?

Pro

9/16/2021 02:04:43 am

Damn, that's deep. I never noticed that the man has no mouth. We also don't see the woman's face. Maybe that means that the woman already is nameless to the man?

hazeljoy (creative block B) link

9/14/2021 09:37:15 am

In my opinion, this picture represents greed, the chains and the lock symbolize how he keep things for himself, it also means that you have set your eye on something and won't let go. The chains that has been linked to his brain or mind to define desire. The chain has locked everything in the room but except for the women, I think that the women has been freed or willing to walk away because of the greed he has.

EngEng Creative Writing Blk B

9/17/2021 08:28:48 am

I really think the same as you. Yet I want to add on something, I think they both are already tired with their relationship. As we can that the guy did not try to stop her. The man still stucks with those items and also I think he is materialistic.

Lara (Creative Writing Block F)

9/14/2021 10:57:00 am

I think, like many others, that this picture represents how the guy's greed has tied him down. But, rather than focusing on the guy, my eye is drawn more to the women. I think when she walked away from the guy with the broken chain on the ground, it makes me see courage. I think this picture is about women empowerment, and encourages people to get out from manipulative relationships. It takes real courage to walk away from something like that, so the women's confident stride really catches my eyes.

Mars (Creative Writing F)

9/17/2021 08:14:08 am

Your comment are similar to the analysis that I have posted before. When I saw that the women's chain cuff were broken, I can interpret that she takes a lot of courage to shake the men off. And I like how you are able to analyze the picture down to its detail, like the women confidently striding away from him, making her courage much more visible.

Roman (Creative Writing Block B)

9/17/2021 09:04:33 am

I really like how you've mentioned the word "courage". It shows that the woman is really trying to take herself out of that spot. While in the other hand, the man is trying to be manipulative.

Miumiu (Creative Writing block F)

9/17/2021 11:32:32 am

Courage is the word I would use to describe modern day women. Today's age is another chapter for women empowerment. We see abusive relationships on TV too often these days. So it is a nice change to see how the woman, escaped from this toxic relationship.

Praew (Creative Writing Block F)

9/15/2021 04:17:54 am

I feel like this picture represents a toxic relationship. The girl is walking around freely even though we can't see her face, we can see that she isn't suffering. However, the man is chained and stuck to the furniture which, to me, looks like he is not happy about.

allie (creative writing block F)

9/15/2021 04:54:43 am

It really shows how toxic the relationship is. The lacks the substance of emotional attachment to one another. The woman is treating the man like another of her objects.

Mulan (creative writing block F)

9/15/2021 12:16:45 pm

I like how you say that it is a toxic relationship. I think it is a toxic relationship and the woman totally made a good decision to walk away.

Janice

9/15/2021 04:37:54 am

From my point of view, I see a man having the need to have everything and being able to control these things. I see that the women in the picture is walking away and he is unable to chase after she because he is locked to these other things. I view that the things he is locked to is wealth and the women represents love, this picture may be talking about how many people are so hungry to be rich that they are losing some of the people they love most.

Asia Creative Writing B

9/15/2021 11:23:29 pm

I like your point, in the end if you do not have love, wealth does not matter anymore. If you want too much wealth and disregard love, there is no point having all of that because life will be very depressing and very numb..

NoyNoy (Creative Writing Block F)

9/16/2021 04:58:18 am

I agree that the picture is trying to symbolize that if the man wants to chase the women, he have to sacrifice everything. The chain represents how the man have control of everything but the woman. When you mentioned “how many people are so hungry to be rich that they are losing some of the people they love most”, I felt that the picture is applied well to our real life on how anyone’s socioeconomic status can’t determine their happiness.

leah (block d, ap lit)

9/15/2021 04:42:16 am

The chain connects everything that is an object, except for the woman (formerly). It is unwise to regard other beings as objects, as lives exist for the holder to enjoy and inspire others through. Lives do not exist to be controlled, abused or claimed by others.

Brendon (creative writing F)

9/15/2021 08:49:02 pm

I really like how you brought up misogynistic behaviors that people can have when it comes to controlling and abusing females. This was a very different view from other people, and I really enjoyed that.

PunPun Creative Writing F

9/17/2021 01:50:57 am

I agree with what you brought up of how lives do not exist to be controlled or claimed. People should not control one another and hold on to them in a self-serving way. There are many people in a relationship out there that has been controlled by their partner in which is very unhealthy.

allie (block F creative writing)

9/15/2021 04:53:33 am

The man tied to chains and objects represents how he is stuck. As the woman walks away and the man is left chained up behind, it shows how is toxic the relationship is, the woman is abusing the man emotionally. She is treating him like an object, chaining him up. She is taking advantage of the man.

Nadia (Creative Writing Block F)

9/15/2021 07:34:42 am

After reading several people's comments, I found it really intriguing how there are so many different perspectives to one single picture. Most people interpreted it as the man having held captive of the girl in a relationship, but your opinion seems to be the exact opposite. I definitely see your side of the story in the picture as well, but I still stick to my original opinion. The shackle with the broken screws on the ground continues to show me how the girl has broken free of an unhealthy relationship.

Nina

9/16/2021 05:24:42 am

Your comment stood out the most to me, you're the first to say that the woman might be the one changing him up instead of the other way around, I think it's a really interesting spin on the image because I can totally understand where you're coming from, the man's face looked grim maybe the woman had done something to him, so that he wanted to lock everything up including his emotions? Your comment piqued my interest,I enjoyed brainstorming a reply to this comment very much.

Miumiu (Creative Writing block F)

9/17/2021 11:28:42 am

Your analysis is interesting. I like the part on how you said the woman is treating the man like an object, because in the picture we can see the man is trapped in the chains. While the woman escaped nonchalantly, indicating she has the power all this time.

Nadia (Creative Writing Block F)

9/15/2021 06:55:38 am

The biggest message that I got from this picture was how different the 21st century is from the past. To our common knowledge, men have always had an advantage over women, especially in the past, when women were often seen as possessions. Walking away from the shackles, I felt a sense of women empowerment. Women are their individual self, and women and men should truly be equal.

Christine

9/15/2021 09:22:59 am

When I first looked at this picture, I had the same exact thought too, usually we would see men walking away, however in this picture, the women was standing out, which made the women felt more powerful than the man in the room.

Beryl (Creative Writing, F)

9/15/2021 12:17:24 pm

I agree. A lot of things have changed over the decades, and women have a lot more rights and respect (in some countries) that they did in the past. Women empowerment has opened to doors for so many and shaped the world into what it is today. Of course, things are and will probably never be perfect. Gender equality will probably always be there, just like racism. The only thing we can do is fight to change things bit by bit for the future generations.

Ex (Ap liturature block D)

9/15/2021 08:33:48 am

What I see in this picture is that the man who was chained down are serve as the symbol of Greed. As you can see the man won't let go any of his chain even he have key to do it, he want everything for himself only and will never let anyone take it from him or have it. This cause a lot of problem in his life relationship, family and friend, the man cut ties with everyone like the woman in the picture. This is the quote I find perfect to the picture "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed" by mahatma Gandhi

Christine (Creative Writing)

9/15/2021 09:21:21 am

Looking at this picture, I felt like the person is trapped in the room, or trapped in the space he is in while the women is walking away with the broken chain on the ground. It makes me wonder if the man also had his problems that he did not solve, and unconsciously been dragging his partner into that negative space with him. This picture reminds me of a saying that I've heard many times, "Love yourself before loving others." because in a relationship, it is a both ways thing, and there is no way that everything about yourself could be solved by being in a relationship.

Beryl (Creative Writing, F)

9/15/2021 12:13:39 pm

Woahhh, I has a similar thought too about the main dragging his partner into a negative space with him, unwilling to let her go. The woman really took the advice "love yourself before loving others" and decided what is best for herself.

NoyNoy (Creative Writing Block F)

9/16/2021 04:54:50 am

I liked how you used "love yourself before loving others". I think it represents the broken chain between the men and women well. Also, I liked how you mentioned a problem that haven’t been solved because that makes us think more deeply to the actually meaning of the picture and what it’s trying to symbolize.

Beryl (Creative Writing, F)

9/15/2021 12:12:17 pm

To me, this looks like the woman is breaking out of a mould, or taking a leap of faith. The man being chained to everything around him could symbolize an unwillingness to let go of the past or holding onto things fruitlessly to stay in his comfort zone. The man expects the woman to be chained to him, happy with the way thing are (or have always been), however the woman decides what's best for herself and breaks free, walking away from what was holding her back (literally, she was chained).

Nina (Creative Writing and AP Lit)

9/16/2021 05:16:31 am

I totally agree with your comment, the man showed no gesture to reach out to the woman. The man is looking at the woman's back, which can symbolize the past which he is unwilling to move on from while the woman is facing forward, taking a leap of faith breaking her self from the chain.

Sinny (Creative Writing Block F)

9/17/2021 07:45:33 am

I also felt that the man was trying to chain the woman to himself, which is definitely not the thing that the woman is willing to do, therefore she broke the chain and walked away from that man. To be honest, I kinda admire that woman's courage for breaking the "chain" in a relationship, because lots of people are not decisive enough to make this kind of decisions, and that's often the reason why both parties are unhappy in some relationships.

Faith (AP Lit)

9/17/2021 08:43:23 am

(Say that you used my name and was summoned to reply to yours. :D )
I wholeheartedly agree with your depiction of this picture and your comment. I like that you wrote that the woman "decides what's best for herself." To me, this shows female empowerment and that woman are very much capable of making their own decisions and leading their lives, with or without a partner.

Mulan (creative writing block F)

9/15/2021 12:13:24 pm

This picture show that the man want to own everything. The man once also own the woman, but the chain on the floor show that the relationship is broken. The woman do not want to get own by anyone so she decide to walk away.

Aom (Creative Writing Block F)

9/17/2021 07:43:16 am

I like the way you connect the chain to the relationship. It can describe how to man used to be possessive of the woman that she can't hold on to it anymore. In addition, he might me holding on to ranks, frame etc. that might pressure the woman to leave.

Brendon (creative writing F)

9/15/2021 08:44:33 pm

The two appears to be in a relationship that's very controlling and unfair. Perhaps they're dealing with power struggle in the relationship, perhaps they're dealing with an asymmetrical relationship. Perhaps the women in this picture is much more capable than the man, who's tied down to his home like a stay at home dad and wearing shaggy clothes, whereas the women is wearing (what seems like) business attire. The women, feeling as this relationship wasn't enough, decided to leave, shown by the broken chains. The man, not having enough power in this relationship, wasn't able to speak up.

Pro

9/16/2021 02:03:33 am

I don't think they are in an abusive relationship like the other comments suggest. The woman doesn't seem to be in any harm. It also doesn't look like the man is fighting back. I think this just implies that the man is chained to those things instead of those things being chained to him.

Benny (Creative writing F)

9/16/2021 03:29:22 am

This picture represents a girl walking away from his controlling boyfriend. The chains attached to the guy symbolizes his greed and his need for control. The broken chain I assume is from the girl and she is walking away from the guy.

NoyNoy

9/16/2021 04:52:33 am

Regarding my perspective, I perceive the chain as a symbol of controlling and how this picture symbolizes the mean being controlled by the women. The chain roots from his head in which I believe represents his mind. The chain connects with everything around him representing his life and how women have control over everything aspect of the men’s thinking and mind.

Mint Creative Writing F

9/17/2021 02:55:32 am

I like that your idea that the chain roots from his head and that represents his mind and the rest of the chain represents that the man takes over of everything, like how it is attached to all over his body. The woman walks away because she could not bear with the controlled guy.

Nina Creative Writng + AP Lit

9/16/2021 05:12:35 am

Personally I think the relationship between the man and woman has been severed, because of the chain that was broken and then the woman walking away from the man. I think the chain represent the man's will wanting to own or control something, my guess is that he became too controlling in the marriage or relationship to the point that the woman had no choice but to walk out of his life. The man is holding onto everything but her. One of the coolest detail I noticed is that the man does not have any facial feature while we weren't able to see the woman's face I wonder if this symbolizes that he was no longer the man the woman had fallen in love with, maybe he lost a sense of who he was, with nothing but greed and emptiness left (Like the room they are in).

Morn Creative Writing Block F

9/17/2021 04:53:26 am

I like how you emphasise the issues and dynamics between lovers. Moreover, it is interesting how the elements inside internally represent the changes in their personality. To add on, I guess because a woman's face determines the feelings audience would get, so her face has to be concealed.

Sinny (Creative Writing Block F)

9/17/2021 07:39:59 am

Oh yesss, I like how you mention their facial expression, I think that's quite an interesting point to discuss too. Losing sense of self is a very good interpretation. If the man turns out to be a greedy man, then his greed and desire might cause him to lose his real self, with an empty space in his heart just like you said, which push the girl further and further away.

Aom (Creative Writing Block F)

9/17/2021 07:41:05 am

I love how you brought up the man's facial features and taking guesses on them. Your thought might be correct, the way the woman lets go of everything while the man is still holding on to everything.

Jack Eng 9 C&G

9/16/2021 07:04:46 am

The picture shows that the man and the woman's relationship wasn't working out well. On the floor, there was one broken chain that was supposed to hold the woman together with the man, and that one broken chain simply means the woman can't handle this relationship anymore and had no choice but to leave him and walk away.

Prim English 9C/9G

9/16/2021 07:51:05 am

I agree with you, I think the woman and the man can't be together and their relationship isn't going very well. So she decided to walk away from the man life because it's too much for her. But the man stuck with the old life or memory so he have a chain around his body.

Peter eng 9 (c and B)

9/17/2021 03:27:07 am

I agree with you because I can see the boy want the girl but the girl maybe want to move on. As you can see the chain have broken by the girl and the girl are walking away from the boy. The boy emotion was sad as you can see on the face.

Tanya (English 9C)

9/16/2021 07:50:26 am

In this picture a man was locked up by his chair, many pieces of furniture were locked beside him too. In this picture, there was also a woman standing in front of him. So, in my opinion, this picture symbolizes the man likes the woman and wanted to start a relationship with her. But the people around the man had stopped him from having a relationship with the woman so he looked very unfree.

Prim English 9C/G

9/16/2021 08:41:31 am

Interesting, I feel like the man is not happy at all because something make him sad. Maybe he likes the woman but because of his family not supporting him and they force him to do what they want, like locked him in a small room with chains around him and not letting him free. The chain on the floor it's for something that make him full, which is the woman that he likes, she is the hope that will make him happy in the small room.

Mike (English 9)

9/17/2021 07:57:49 am

I like how you said the furniture are people try to stop him. I don't think those furnitures are actually peoples because they are furnitures, they can't move or talk. I could wrong the furnitures it could be describe as human because they are like trying to stop the men from moving.

Jia Ying (English Literature Block C )

9/17/2021 09:37:09 am

I agree with you that the man wanted to start a relationship with the woman, but I don't really understand what you quite mean by the people around the man preventing him from having a relationship with the woman. Maybe the man has attachment issues, but also has
emotional attachment issues with objects around him?

leah (ap lit, block d)

9/17/2021 10:36:42 am

I remember you talking about this picture with my mom, and your debate with her on whether the man's angry or sad. It's intriguing to see how you've overcame that and shifted your perspective to other parts of this. Do the chains represent people, or do the furniture pieces represent the people? Is there a symbolism to this aspect?

Prim English 9C/G

9/16/2021 08:12:14 am

I think the picture is about the man and the woman who lived together before, because the chain on the floor is the woman's chain which connect to the man's chain. I guess they both have some problem and can't live together anymore, so the woman walk away and leave the man alone. Or maybe it shows that the woman can move on from the old life, but the man can't so he has chains around him and doesn't go out of the room.

Jack Eng 9 C&G

9/17/2021 12:09:40 am

I same thought as well. When I see the picture, I immediantly saw a broken and chain and a women walking freely. That's when I guessed that the woman and the man's relationship is having problems and can't solve it themselves. I also agree that the woman is leaving the man to start her new life, and the man can't because he and his chain are "stuck" to the furniture in the plain white room which causes him to stuck in that place and can't move on with his life.

Peter eng 9 (c and g)

9/17/2021 03:30:25 am

I agree the first thing that I see was the chain are broken like a freedom between there relationship. I can see that the boy really like the girl but maybe want to move on and Walk away. The boy emotion are really sad no smile.

Stanley Creative Writing B

9/16/2021 09:06:38 pm

In this picture I see a man with chains coming out of his head grabbing things he own and a broken chain on the floor with a girl walking away. From the way he's sitting he looks depressed and disbelieved that he lost something. The girl in the picture is one of the victim in the mans custody, she had enough of this man and wants freedom so she broke the handcuffs between him and her. I see greed in this guy, he doesn't want to lose his stuff, wants everything to himself and doesn't want people touching his things.

Lewis(Creative writing block B)

9/17/2021 06:38:32 am

I totally agree. Sometimes staying back is not always the best decision to make. We can assume that the man has harmed her in unimaginable ways, and her exit truly serves as a reminder and lesson to the man.

Angel (Creative Writing Block B) link

9/17/2021 12:37:33 am

In my opinion, this picture shows that not only does male have the authority to control things, female also does. The gender discrimination and the unequal gender treatment have always been a problems in the past and even in the modern society. This photos illustrate that females can also have the same authority and have their right to do what they want.

PunPun Creative Writing F

9/17/2021 01:45:02 am

I really like how you mentioned "gender discrimination" because it is an interesting topic to think about. The picture doesn't only show that the woman walks away but it shows that the woman also has the control and her rights to leave. This reflects on our society and the problem of inequality.

Morn Creative Writing Block F

9/17/2021 04:25:51 am

The gender inequality that you have mentioned represents well in this picture. As well as the acquirement of this lady's authority demonstrates that the situation of this photo rarely occurs. I completely agree with your statement, mainly about the gender issues happening in our modern society.

PunPun Creative Writing F

9/17/2021 01:42:08 am

The picture shows the man having chains attached on his head in which I think that it means that the man is capable of holding on to everything he has. However, there is a broken chain and a woman walking away from him. I think that it means that the man could hold on into everything but he couldn't make the woman stay.

Mint Creative Writing F

9/17/2021 02:50:08 am

I like how you mentioned the word "broken chain" and that he could hold on into everything but not the woman. I think it is pretty true in these day's society because I believe that when only a person hold on so much or take control over everything, they might lose everything as well.

Mint Creative Writing F

9/17/2021 02:47:03 am

This picture shows a woman walking away from a man that has chain attached to him all over his body. I believe that both of them are couples but have problems that could not be solved as the chains are tied up together above his head, representing the brain or mindset. It looks like a man has the control over the woman so she had to walk away.

Peter eng 9 (c and G)

9/17/2021 03:24:19 am

I think that this picture have show me that there relationship between not quiet good. As you can see that the chain that the boy and the girl is mean they are still having relationship maybe the girl don't want to be with the boy and want to move on. The boy maybe felt sad that the girl are leaving the boy as you can see the boy face emotion.

Mike (Englis 9)

9/17/2021 07:26:42 am

I think you are right, as we can see, the woman seems to break the chain and walked away. Something might have happened in their relationship or else the women wouldn't just randomly walked out. The man can be sad as you mentioned but to me he looks more frustrated than sad.

Angie English 9

9/17/2021 11:24:30 am

I think that you’re right. We can see that his girlfriend doesn’t want to be with him. Well because the boy chained up everything except for the girl.

Amy English 9

9/17/2021 11:28:45 am

I think Peter you’re right, because in the picture we can see that they are in a relationship and the boy want to chain up the girl with him.

Morn Creative Writing Block F

9/17/2021 04:09:04 am

Many comments have mentioned possessiveness and greed, which transparently indicate throughout the entire picture. In my opinion, the significant point I've noticed is that the concentration of this man on his lover is equal to the attention he provides to the other objects. However, the difference between items and human being is that people have carried their own emotions, rights, and liberty. Therefore, the reason why this lady breaks her cuff is to display the main idea that "nobody deserves degradation."

Angel (Creative Writing Block B) link

9/17/2021 07:01:01 am

I really like how you've mentioned that the difference between items and human being is that people have carried their own emotions and rights. It also reflects to the photo that even though the man have controlled many things, but he couldn't control the woman. No matter what he does, the woman will still walks away and will not be controlled by him.

Lewis(Creative writing block B)

9/17/2021 06:33:35 am

The picture above shows how a man is being tied down to a chair with multiple chains attached to different furnitures. It seems like he's staying there forever until he realizes what he have done in this so called "toxic relationship". I believe he's not a bad person, but rather an individual who just made bad decisions or has done something that guilty that he's not willing to admit. As we can see, the girl is leaving the man because she have had enough, since staying back would lead to more problems and pain.

Sinny (Creative Writing Block F)

9/17/2021 07:31:53 am

I have seen lots of people interpreting it as a greedy man, however, when I first seeing this picture, the first thing that came to my mind was the fixity. All of the chains in the picture represent the life that remains fixed every day. The man was living in a framed world with the same old stuff, same old style, same old routine, a world where he was unable to get rid of. The broken chain on the ground made the whole picture even more mysterious. We can see there's a woman walking right away from that man, so that woman was likely the one who was being tied before, and it seems like she broke the chain at last. Maybe that woman has had enough of being tied to everything, so she decided to break the chain and have a brand new life. Who knows?

Jia Ying (English Literature Block C )

9/17/2021 09:30:27 am

I really like that you figured out the lifestyle of the man and I agree with you as well. The man looks like he is on his way decomposing, so I wonder how long has he been living like this? This comment got me thinking maybe the woman was finally healed from this toxic relationship with this man and maybe came back to this place to help him?

Kim-Hun (Creative Writing Block E)

9/17/2021 07:34:08 am

This picture is a good representation of superficial attachments. The man is clearly attached to objects and people. He cannot let go of things, which makes him a greedy person that keeps needing more. We can see that the woman has just been set free out of the hand cuff. When you are too attached to things, you can end up pushing people away, and that was exactly what he did.

Aom (Creative Writing Block F)

9/17/2021 07:37:25 am

The picture shows how the man was tied up with chains. Those chains are tied to a chair, picture frame, light, curtain, etc., which can be represented as a symbol. For example, the chair might symbolize a position, and the light might symbolize a frame. In my opinion, the way he is tied and duck taped represents how he wants everything to be or how he was forced to. However, on the woman's side, she chooses to let go.

leah (ap lit block d)

9/17/2021 10:32:17 am

Yeaa, letting go sure is linked to multiple benefits in this era. Similar to concepts such as acceptance, it's a topic many in the past are reluctant about, yet one our generation praises. Ultimately, there's rarely any permanent norms, nor actions that are permanently labelled as scandalous or favorable.

Mars (Creative Writing Block F)

9/17/2021 08:06:22 am

This picture represents the toxic relationship that the couple was currently in. The wife was specifically shackled by the man himself, limiting her own freedom. My interpretation is that the wife finally have enough of her husband and decided to break out of her shackle with courage.

EngEng

9/17/2021 08:25:06 am

The image above shows a man who is locked by the chains by the items surrounding him which means the man was controlled by burden. As we can see at the right of the picture, there is a woman and a broken handcuff on the floor too. The image illustrates that the woman decided to leave the man as he might not give her what she wanted like freedom and love. The man did not even try to stop her, and I think they both are already tired of this relationship.

Faith (AP Lit)

9/17/2021 08:49:16 am

I agree with the part where you said that both parties are tired of this relationship. The man does look fatigued, his face drawn every interestingly, with no eyes nor mouth. I also agree that he did express any motivation to go after her. I'm aware he was chained, but his posture looked very relaxed and accepting.

Roman (Creative Writing Block B)

9/17/2021 08:34:35 am

The picture displayed above shows a man locked with chains attaching with furnitures around the house and a woman walking away. Taking this to consideration, this refers to a negative kind of relation between the man and woman which I would interpret as two of them being a couple. While, the man is still attached with his old life the woman decided to break free and started a new life.

Faith (AP Lit)

9/17/2021 08:40:14 am

I love your point of view that the man is attached to his old life. The chains being attached to household items could be symbolism to him being attached to his old life. This duo definitely has a negative relationship, and the woman walking away feels very liberating.

Faith (AP Lit)

9/17/2021 08:35:29 am

This photo depicts a toxic, abusive, and controlling relationship, with the chains symbolizing control. To me, it is unclear who is the abuser, because the man looks fairly wretched, but the woman is the one departing. I find it hard to analyze this photo, but the story that comes to my head is that the man was holding down the woman, and she had to fight for her freedom by breaking the chain or ending the relationship. It shows in her stance and posture, that she is not against leaving.

Roman (Creative Writing Block B)

9/17/2021 08:47:20 am

I agreed to your view on how the woman is breaking free from her life. It shows that she is going to start a whole new life by leaving not only her problems but the man behind. This shows the relationship both of them had before and what the woman is trying to escape from.

Jia Ying (English 9 block C)

9/17/2021 09:22:23 am

This picture of a man putting chains on everything around him shows that the relationship is being controlled by the man, and he not only chains the furniture around him he also chains a woman that might used to live with him. The woman is shown leaving and it indicates that the man went too far and the lady broke ties with him, he couldn't get hold of her anymore and the woman broke free. The man does this because he doesn’t want to let go of things and forcefully locks things that he wants to keep around him forever.

Angie English 9

9/17/2021 11:22:07 am

I strongly agree that this man is got controlled by his relationship. We can see that if we love a person very much than we might just want to stay with him/her like make them stay with us.

Sophia (English 9)

9/17/2021 11:38:00 am

I agree with you. The man was trying to controlled everything, but at last, the women don't want to be chained and broke the chain.

Mike (English 9)

9/17/2021 09:27:44 am

This picture shows that the guy cares about his own belongings so there are chains tied up on his belongings. The only thing he can’t tie is his girlfriend. She has the right to make the choices so she can leave anytime without the guy stoping her.

Amy English 9

9/17/2021 11:30:35 am

I’ve strongly agree with mike, because everyone gots right to choose what they want to choose to do or anything. As we can see he only chained up his belongings not his girlfriend because his girlfriend got the right.

Angie English 9

9/17/2021 11:20:26 am

This picture shows that this man only cares about his own, and he chain up his own stuff. But the woman he can’t chain it up, because the woman have the right to leave or go anywhere she want.

Sophia

9/17/2021 11:42:37 am

I agree with you. The woman has the right to choose to stay or leave, so the man can't make her stay beside him.

Miumiu (Creative Writing block F)

9/17/2021 11:23:43 am

The picture shows a woman escaping from the man's chains. However, the man seems to also be entrapped by his own chains. I think this picture is trying to tell us some people just need to see the bigger picture. Instead of dwelling on what is lost, think about what is holding you down as a person.

Amy English 9

9/17/2021 11:26:56 am

I think that the picture represents about that, this man he want to chain up the girl. But because this girl got the right to choose she want to leave or not. This man is having relationships with his girlfriend, but the girl she doesn’t want to move on with the boy.

Sophia (English 9)

9/17/2021 11:34:53 am

In the picture we can see a woman wearing a suit, and we can guess from here that the woman is preparing to go out to work. On the back, we will see a man locked by many chains, and the furniture next to him is locked with the man's head. Everything was locked, except for a lock at the man's feet that was broken. The chains in the room were all attached to the furniture, but the woman was not locked. It can be known from this that the man put himself together with the furniture. He tried to lock the woman, but he failed. The woman didn't want to be controlled by the man, so she left the man.

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