"The Runaway" By: Norman Rockwell

"The Runaway" by Norman Rockwell (1958) Create an intro paragraph for the following thesis statement: Rockwell’s “The Runaway” overlooks the fundamental rift that was rising in America throughout the late 1950s – an emerging counter (no pun intended) culture that was not concerned with how things were in America, but rather how they are. “

Norman Rockwell, born on February 3, 1894 and died on November 8, 1978, is famous for his cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios in The Saturday Evening Post for over four decades.  However, these scenarios were not the most realistic. All of Rockwell’s art showed what a carefree American life would be like, he shows no flaws. For example, in “The Runaway” he shows the little boy running away with a carefree happy spirit. The policeman and the waiter don’t are showing any concern for the child either. He does not show that a counter culture is emerging. “The Runaway” overlooks the fundamental rift that was rising in America throughout the late 1950s – an emerging counter (no pun intended) culture that was not concerned with how things were in America, but rather how they are.