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In this picture, a turbaned man sits in front of a crystal ball, peering intently into the morphing image. He seems to be confused, and unsure of what he is seeing. This just goes to show that no-one, not even this fortune-teller, can predict the future. Each image represents an event, like the basketball, which represents basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s death. The fortune-teller is also wearing a mask, which gives the message that he is no more immune than us. The entire GIF demonstrates that no one can concretely know the future.
Looking closer at the man, he seems to be a representation of our world. The basketball represents the death of Kobe Bryant, the lettuce conveys the story of the disease that infected many Mexican restaurants’ romaine hearts, and the stock graph has wide variety, which gives a glimpse into the crazy behavior of the stock market. Global warming is conveyed by the globe, and the virus particle is symbolic of Sars-CO-2. These events represent chaos, a state of unrest in our society. Kobe Bryant’s death caused a sense of loss, hopelessness to settle on our lives. It brought people together for a period of mourning and remembrance. The days that followed were filled with a collective commemoration.
Salmonella has infected thousands through an unlikely joint operation: lettuce. This has caused fear in food, though people have joined together to defeat this issue. Stocks have, for some reason, soared, and big tech and online service corporations have boomed. These issues have no general theme, no connecting causality, and absolutely no reason to still exist. They show our failure to address issues that should be tackled, and represent the idiotic mindset of those who are leading our world. And with this seemingly random list of matters, how could anyone predict the future?
Now we can move to the mask. The mask that the man is wearing seems to mean to convey that he is just like anyone else. It shows that no one, not even a turbaned, fortune-telling, supernatural being should ignore the impact of a simple mask.
Another way to look at the whole image is that the crystal ball represents our daily lives. For example, COVID-19 has affected sports, our hobbies, the stock market, and the agriculture industry. Garment production has slowed, and the focus on viruses has intensified.
Now, in conclusion, we can say that this picture symbolizes current events and how those events affect our day-to-day lives. The turbaned man could represent those who claim to be able to predict the future, but he could also be a symbolization of us. This all depends on your point of view, and can also be influenced by the comments on the current state of our world.
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