The image I created reflects the theme of a societal hierarchy in The Nose.  The image indirectly comments on this same theme, the theme of some being higher in status than others in society.  First of all, the pyramid in my picture takes up the whole image from the start.  It overshadows the landscape, showing that in the background of life, there’s a social hierarchy that hangs over everything we do.  I felt that the picture was too pleasant, though, so the sky darkens and reddens, showing that this social hierarchy is a negative aspect of life.  Next, the lines in the pyramid represent how rigid (or bent) these social bounds can be.  As for the figures in the pyramid, notice each set of figures.  The row in the middle is composed of cartoon monsters, not too evil looking but not too good looking either.  Next there are the stick figures on the bottom, who are simplistic, yet innocent – the lower class.  Finally, we arrive at the scary figure on top, the monstrous face that looks down on the rest of society and sits on top of the social pyramid.

Then, the sky becomes whiter, then completely white.  Then the sides of the pyramid get blurred.  This represent what would happen if societal hierarchies became insignificant.  Then other objects begin to blur, first the figures, because something has been taken away from them because of this change, and then the pyramid, because the pyramid doesn’t matter without anymore.  The figures continue to blur and then finally, the pyramid gets erased, leaving the figures alone and blurry because a huge part of who they were has been taken away, in the it’s hard to tell if they are a monster or a stick figure because societal rankings, like looks, no longer matter.  Finally, the image moves to white, representing how the social hierarchy has been erased along with peoples’ statures in society.

The mid point of my collage: