Thinking+as+a+Hobby

I chose to place the Venus de Milo among the shadows. I feel that she represents grade-three thinkers. She follows a crowd and does not have her own identity. Just like our shadow does whatever we do, so do grade-three thinkers. I see The Thinker as a symbol of grade-two thinkers, sitting in front of the mirror. With each situation they face, thinkers analyze and contemplate. Just like someone who is insecure and automatically sees all their flaws when they look in the mirror, grade-two thinkers can clearly visualize contradictions. Also like someone stuck in front of the mirror all day, wasting time getting ready, The Thinker isn't taking a stand or speaking up. Instead, he allows the mirror to distort him and becomes two-faced. To me, the leopard is representative of grade-one thinkers. Since leopards typically travel alone until they have cubs, they could be considered outcasts. Their beliefs become instinct, and once they do have "kids" of their own, they pass along their knowledge. As a loner traveling down a desolate road, people are hunted, but it can be rewarding. Grade-one thinkers are able to experience and see the world in a more beautiful way. They don't hesitate to pounce and take on the world with their own system of thoughts and beliefs. The statuettes are in very different places. They are not confined to the same room because each type of thinker comes from a different world. As one grows and goes through the process, more light is shed on their world.