Stepladder of Evolution in Picasso’s Acrobat’s Family...

Stepladder of Evolution in Picasso’s Acrobat’s Family with a Monkey In Picasso’s Acrobat’s Family with a Monkey, the stepladder like orientation of characters demonstrates an evolutionary procession. At the top of the ladder sits the father, a high and mighty figure, like that of King Arthur. He towers above his family as if a king on a throne, looking down upon his royal subjects. He is the sole ruler and therefore must set himself apart from them. This is reflected in the position of his arms, which he keeps close to his body, like the independent child who refuses to hold his mothers hand when crossing the street. Even his manner of dress holds a stately aura. The yellow hat upon his head is golden and pointy similar to†¦show more content†¦Her position in the middle represents that the woman with the child is stronger than the monkey, but still weaker than the father. Though it is known that both men and women participate in professional sports, they are never pitted against each other due to the latters weaker physical capacity. It is, also, common for men to act as president of a company, but most women only make it to the vice presidential level due to the glass c eiling. Yet, the mother has more prestige and power than the grounded monkey because humans will always be superior to animals, mentally, technologically, and emotionally in that scientists have concluded that we are the most intelligent and complex of all species. Even her physical features contribute to her subordination in that the dress she wears bears more skin than that of the father. Just as society plays on womens role of sexuality, she too is forced into traditional feminist roles as imposed by the male sex. Yet, because her hair is still pulled back in a simple bun and without a hat, her sexuality, though exposed, is still repressed. Unlike prostitutes, she cannot flaunt herself around, flicking hair and flirting with other men; rather, she can only tease them with half-exposed cleavage. The shoes on her feet, like that of her husbands, allow her to escalate up both the social and Darwinian ladders. A woman begins her life as a child and attends grade school and college in order to be rewarded a degree as another step