America in Color

Choosing images for this paper was hard. Throughout all of the sources, there were over a hundred (or at least it seemed) to choose from. Not to mention try to relate them to my topic of people having a second, online, mystery life. Picture number six in America in Color, titled ”Headlines posted in street-corner window of newspaper office”, was taken in Brockton, Massachusetts in December of 1940. It depicts a group of men, all wearing trench coats and fedoras. As I looked into the picture deeper, trying to really depict what its meaning is, I couldn’t help but notice a few things. One being how all of the men’s fedoras were all covering their eyes, almost as if they are hiding something. Another thing that stood out is that they are all looking in different directions. One of the men is also carrying what looks to be a package or parcel. Even though social media sites weren’t around in the 1940’s, I feel that this picture is very relatable to the topic of second identities. The men look as if they are trying to conceal their own identity. Could all of these men be living alternative lives? Another reason I choose this picture is because of the parcel in the man’s hand. It reminded me of the documentary. Abby (or should we say Angela) sent Niv numerous things in the mail, all concealed, both in reality and as a figure of speech. Angela used the packages as a way to draw Niv closer to her.