... Return represents wild woods surrounding a glade where a family seems to be living in symbiotically with the prevailing forces of nature. Cole was often away from his own family when he was looking for themes to paint. In this picture, he may be giving the spectator an idea of his ... wilderness. They began to consider manufactories, railroads, and extensive deforestation as a threat to the New Eden. Thus, their artistic vision had little room for the invasion of natural beauty by technological progress, and technology turned out to be some kind of snake in the Garden of Eden. George .....

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