Relier Pairs American progress contrastsVersion en ligne In this painting there are many oppositions and contrasts between left and right. par jason hoover 1 On the left, we can see dark clouds and a storm 2 Natives look scared 3 On the left there are wild (sauvages) territories like the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains 4 In the painting Natives are wearing traditional clothes like moccasins, and buffalo skins. 5 Natives were nomads, they lived in tepees in Great Plains in the west. Whereas on the right there are urbanized territories for example cities, a bridge and boats. unlike settlers who look confident. whereas settlers lived in cities and developed transportation. while settlers are wearing western clothes like cowboy hats, boots and shirts. but on the right there is a bright and blue sky.