ABSTRACT
I'dliketobeginmybriefremarksbytalkingaboutoneofWashingtonD.C.'smost popularmonuments:theVietnamWarMemorial.Ihavechosenthisexamplebecauseofthewayitstwocontrastingpartsillustratethecoexistenceofseveralquite differentcreaturespresentlyinhabitingthejungleofthevisualarts.