Howard Pyle’s “The Mermaid” Helps Me Understand Love

And my perspective shifts.

Rebeca Ansar
Nov 3 · 3 min read
“The Mermaid” by Howard Pyle | Source

In my living room, directly in front of me, hangs a reprint of Howard Pyle’s The Mermaid. Its evening shades are calming, even though the image is colored with passion.

A mermaid, her hair dangling with jewels made from contents of the sea, has lifted up her human torso so that it will fit into the arms…

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B.A. South Asian Studies| B.A. Cognitive Science| Exploring the human condition through writing | Hyphenated American |Intersectional Feminist | rebecaansar.com

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