We glimpsed this fisherman looking at the sparkles in Naskeag Harbor yesterday and immediately thought of “The Thinker.” That’s Auguste Rodin’s huge bronze statue of a man sitting on a rock in a similar position, now on display in Paris.
The main difference is that the Paris Thinker is nude, while the Brooklin Thinker is wearing his hoody, orange oil pants, and more. Clearly, our man made the right choice for someone who probably soon will be out on the chilly water unloading lobsters from traps. Yet, there may be more to this story: there is a lot for a young man to think about these days, perhaps too much. (Brooklin, Maine)