What in the world is romance? I mean it is very different depending on who you ask. One may think romance is a date to the opera after a candlelit dinner. Another may say a day walking in the woods with the one they love. In search of an image to represent romance, I pulled out the handy dandy Google Images search.When searching the term romance, I came across a series of images that were all very similar. They depicted a couples embrace on the sandy beach in front of a brilliantly beautiful sunset. the fact is, this image triggers emotion in all of us. Something about the familiar embrace, the setting, and the colors displayed in this image make many of us label it as romantic, but why? What exactly does this image do to make some people feel so warm and fuzzy inside?
An embrace has to be one of the most intimate gestures between the living. It allows one to be close with another. To embrace is to accept and to love. This is why to many, this image represents romance. It suggests that romance is the embrace. An embrace filled with warmth, love, and acceptance.
The beach scene adds to the whole ambiance of the whole photograph. When remembering times at the beach, one may think of building sand castles or burying their feet in the warm, soft sand. When many think of the beach, they perhaps conjure up ideas of warmth, laughter, fun. All of these are components of a wonderful romance. The beach carries this very positive connotation for many and gives people a delightful feeling inside.
The last key component in this photograph, and many others alike, is the sunset. Sunsets have been described as "truly magical" and "beautifully spectacular." It is the marking of the end of the day, bringing life to the night. Sunsets are, to me and many others, gorgeous. The many different colors brought to the sky are simply magnificent. The rich golds, vibrant pinks, and soft purples all work together to create a mood. A mood of beauty and allure. For many, this beauty transfixes.
All of the components of this photograph 'argue' us into a certain structure of feeling. For many, the feeling drawn from this is one of romance and love. The intimacy of an embrace, the warmth of a beach, and the beauty of a sunset all work together to make countless viewers feel the warmth, the beauty, and the love. All combined remind us of one special thing: Romance.
Its true that in our society, we identity all these as romantic. This is because in our culture , we see these as romantic. And this idea influnce our body practice. Thats why when we see sunset and rainbows and flowers, we will automatically think about romantic things.
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