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  Initially, when i saw the cover of "Modern Genre Theory" there appeared to be many pairs of legs in various shades of orange, red, and yellow. These legs all stop sharply at what I would assume is the waist line of the figures and also seem to be advancing toward the viewer. The most striking feature of the image is the yellow pair in the foreground. This pair has placed it's foot in front of another pair almost as if these sets of legs are in competition with one another. After writing out this seemingly irrational explanation of the image I concluded it would be more rational to assume the pairs of legs are actually arches or doorways. This new conclusion led me to discover what looks like a small window hidden in the center of the arches, almost as if it was in disguise.

The meaning of the second image seemed clearer to me. Something along the lines of "books give you wings" came to mind (along with various memories of RedBull commercials) after I noticed the transition from hand to book to flower to butterfly. I then noticed the bleakness of the background in comparison to the detailed foreground of the image. Finally, I noticed how small the men where compared to the flower sprouting from the book and concluded this difference in size reflects the idea that knowledge is greater than man.