Assignment to analyze a painting/picture, pull out an argument.
What strikes me when I look at this painting most is the absolute serenity of the Listener. The quote next to it, which I quite like, said,
"There are two types of people; those who wait to talk and those who listen."
All of the characters in the painting are loud, obnoxious, and incredibly detailed. The Listener is simple, quiet, and doesn't have the dynamic body positioning that the other characters do. He is the only one who is positioned squarely to the viewer point of view, and there is a tranquility about him.
The argument that strikes me from this painting is that those who listen possess that tranquility that those who are constantly chattering lack. He has a meditative understanding, whilst the others seem to be merely throwing words at each other. I suppose my WATCO would then be thus: WATCO talking too much on acquiring wisdom?
Audience: People who want to gain wisdom, people who like to talk, any conversationalist, counselors, people who have a lot of personal interaction.
Talking too much will decrease the opportunity to gain wisdom, because talking too much quashes the expression of the other conversationalist.
Thusly. And, speaking of people who talk too much, I have a headache and I'm going to bed, because my roommates are.
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