The Musicians (Description)

    The picture shows the class distinction between the poor and the rich. There is a poor musician group, which is formed by both adults and children, in a narrow street of London. They are all wearing poor-looking clothes. Their main target is to earn money to survive. While the musicians are passing in front of an ancient building that is made of stone, an old man, whose name is John, appears through a window. He has gray hair which looks like a wig. We can easily understand that he is not satisfied with the performance of the musicians since he closes his ears with his hands in order not to hear any sound. John’s clothes reflect his wealth. He is wearing a white shirt under a jacket. When the head of the musicians realizes the rude behaviour of John, she feels sad and lets her fellows know this situation. Then, all faces are covered with the feeling of sorrow.

    Apart from that, there is an old lady holding a baby in her arms as if she never leaves him alone at the corner of the street. She is wearing a white and a long dress that reflects pureness. She cannot hide his hopelessness, although she is wearing a big and a dark hat. She also holds a music paper for the musicians. At the same time, she sings a song so that her little crying baby can sleep. To conclude, I can definitely say that this is the picture of discrimination among humans. In other words, the poor try to earn money to survive. Yet, John, who is a rich man, belittles their performance and expresses his feeling in a rude way.