ANALYZING A PICTURE: NAVAJO DANCERS ENTERTAINING A TOURIST TRAIN

When comparing what I got from the picture with what Zoe Morales got from the picture I found that some of our thoughts about it were the same, yet some were very different. We both thought that the dad walking with the boy seemed not interested in the dancers by looking straight ahead while walking. While Zoe Morales believed that the young boy with the dad was smiling and interested in the dancers, I thought that his facial expression looked confused and that he did not really understand why the Navajo's were dancing around. Morales and I are in agreement that the Indians are only preforming to entertain the tourist while waiting for the train and to receive money in return. The girl standing off to the side is dressed in the Whites style of clothing. "She lives in what we call the real Navajo world, the modern world, which whites dominate. And this world to which the Navajo performers probably will return. After the last performance the costumed men will put on jeans and Cotton shirts, and they will replace their beaded and feathered moccasins with sneakers" (Morales). From looking at the picture I thought the tourist on the train seemed amused by the Navajo dancers because the had their heads poking out of the window and were taking pictures. In contrast, Morales thought that the "tourist on the train are gawking"-staring stupidly or rudely. Yet, we both were in agreement that some of the tourist were not amused and that there was a strong separation of whites from Navajo since many of the tourist walking around were not mingling with the Indians and were walking away with there backs turned.
As you can see, not everyone analyzes pictures the same. Some interpret expressions in a different way and certain things mean different things. So don't just takes someone else point of view on something, make your own!