How does the second panel differ from the first? (scroll down for answers)



























































Answers:

In the second panel...

• The man is singing slightly out of tune.
• These people are Catholics, whereas in the first panel they are Jewish.
• The boy in the window is not wearing any pants.
• There is an impending disaster about to befall them.
• The cat is standing in a jar of urine.
• The boy has two sisters and a brother, whereas in the first panel he is an only child.
• The dog is not house trained.
• The cat is purring.
• The scene is set in Des Moines, Iowa, whereas the first panel is obviously set in Maine.
• Their names have all been switched around.
• The dog is singing in spannish.
• The boy in the window is autistic, whereas in the first panel he is merely hyperactive.
• The bottle is filled with cyanide.
• The banjo has obviously been retuned.
• The man has his eyes closed.
• The first picture is trite and primitive, while the second is an artfully ironic commentary on the first.
• God's wrath has been incurred, whereas in the first picture the only discernable presence is God's pity.
• The banjo is obviously in a great deal of pain.
• Both of the birds are silent and unmoving, as if the artist meant to convey the hopelessness of freedom within the rigid confines of human interaction. In fact the whole scene is pervaded with an atmosphere of stifling indifference tinged with acute mental paralysis. It is an orgy of stagnant mediocrity and dissapointment. A hopeless display of despair and base cruelty, completely lacking in faith of any kind and leading ultimately only to a meaningless death. The first panel, on the other hand, is merely a slice of rural living.