Burma Shave

[davidjackson]

I think we're taking this out of context (hah!) 
You have to look at the sequence of images, not each one individually! 
Starting from bottom right to top it's clearly an ascent of women story. 
We have the beasts at the pond, representing the base populace, wallowing. 
Then that woman emerges into the ascendent, casting off her animal over skin and becoming fully human. 
Then above her we see several layers of women representing the different levels that humanity can aspire to. 
It's a clear morality story.