Miss Harris "Patience is a Virtue"

Molly Lorenz
Miss Harris
USA History II
11/23/07
Patience is a Virtue
In this picture, there is a boat descending into the water, a pretty common thing to think about, or hear of in the early 1900's. There were very many German u-boats (submarines) that were torpedoing ships from other countries, even neutral countries, such as the United States. It's quite obvious, as the boat is half sunk already, that this ship is going down and probably pretty fast. It's no surprise that this boat represents patience, as the bold, black lettering on the boat actually reads "PATIENCE", after some indistinguishable letters, presumably "S.S.". Then all of this must mean that Patience has fallen- the last thing that the world could have hoped for.
One specific aspect to point out in the picture would be the submarine lurking below the water, watching from a distance. The picture is entitled "The Crowning Achievement", with the caption below it reading "This Latest Submarine Victim May Be The Last". This fictitious submarine probably was not unlike other u-boats that were not fictitious at the time; in this case, it appears to have produced a hidden attack, sneaking up on Patience.
According to the Just Law Theory, war must be a last resort. Not "it should be", not "it's possible to have"- "it must be". It's stated, and there is more then enough evidence to support that peace, and patience, were not given enough of a chance to avoid this war.
Less then a fortnight before this picture was drawn, the Easter Uprising begins. Numerous boats are captured, and 16 Dubliners were hanged due to the British. This leads America's sympathy for England to be much lower then beforehand. If the British are creating violent acts on the once-calm seas, then this picture surely can't be just about Germany. It seems to be a worldly death, patience, that is.
On a final note, I will say that yes, I do agree with the point that patience was not present from what I have read for most, if not all, of the beginning of World War One. I think that this artist made a very valid point be known, but how said that point was.