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Sherman argues that gender is a constructed idea and feminine identity is learned - not innate.
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Here, Sherman "plays" a young, lovelorn girl, strewn about on her kitchen floor holding a personal ad. Sherman is toying with the idea that women are taught by society that they need a man.
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Sherman analyzes how society views women portrayed in stereotypical roles. She portrays herself as this fashion victim and uses high contrast color to echo the drastic attire and uncomfortable angle.
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In a terrifying, detailed image, Sherman portrays herself as a lifeless corpse caked in mud. Her image conveys society's morbid curiosity with death and horror.
