Summary Of The Trapper's Bride

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In The Trapper’s Bride, painted by Alfred Jacob Miller, an image depicting a marriage between what seems to be a man of European descent and an Indian woman represents the merging of two different cultures. Behind the woman there is a significant amount of bodies. Not only does this represent a family web, by the union of a tribe with the man, but also, the sense of a strong and reliable ally. The marriage between the two could also foreshadow the assimilation of tribes into, what would become, the American people. Although the man and his companion are seated, the trapper, extending his hand out to his bride, maintains a grip on his rifle. This suggests that the tension between the Indian people and the fur traders is still prevalent.
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