COVE

Caption: "And she sank down into the water, trembling with a strange fear."

This illustration illustrates the moment the mermaid went back into the sea waiting for the fishermen.  It is captioned: “And she sank down into the water, trembling with a strange fear.” This illustration makes this showcase the importance and power of this moment by using the color and making it appear large on the page. The illustration shows the mermaid in the front of the illustration with coral and the water in the background. At the top of the picture are ripples showing how the mermaid is under the water which adds to the effect that she’s almost sinking to the bottom because of her despair.  This is during the story when she finds out that the fisherman has chosen the soul over her, and she sinks down to never see the fishermen again because of his disloyalty. There’s fish right around the ripple which showcases how she’s sinking as well because the fish are at the surface more swimming around. This illustration uses the Art Deco style just like the other illustrations in this version of the story.  The lines aren’t as geometric and rigid, instead they flow more.  The things that stick out to me the most are the mermaid as she is the focal point of the entire illustration.