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Allan and Jullie:
Both of you are in the right direction! Both won ten points.
Ren Bishi is a leader characterized by his keeping calm at critical moment.
Maybe the phrase of "not in a flurried manner" is better than "no
hurry" in expressing its intended meaning. There may have ten points one can analyze.
For instance, in ancient Chinese artwork , we can see many similar paintings: a sole figure fishing, in which it shows: aloof from the masses, and avoiding chaotic society or vanity of material world. On the contrary, this is a new person in big time.As men with guns, they'll change the world. Connecting to the masses is their lifeline,i.e., friendship. In another mollifying aspect of this work, they lived in collective life in war time communism. For instance, soldiers are not too far away.
When I say "when the enemy is close", I didn't mean that the situation is showing on this painting. So maybe the soldier (mainly for compositional purpose)and the river have significance, but they are only secondary.
There is a Chinese idiom related to fishing.
(Edited by Dr. James Yang, NJ)
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