| In 1881 The French painter Emile Ranouf in his painting “A Helping Hand” depicted an old fisherman seated in a boat, with a little girl on the seat beside him. She is probably the old man’s granddaughter, and she has both hands on a huge oar. The man is looking admiringly down on her with great fondness. He has apparently told her that she may assist him in rowing the boat, and by the look on her face, she is taking this task very seriously. We can assume that in her desire to help she feels as though she is doing a great share of the work, and that the boat is moving steadily through the water due to her efforts. However, it is easy to see that it is the strong, muscular arm of the grandfather which is actually propelling the craft toward the open sea. |
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