 Some sources describe the subjects of Lichtenstein 's tragic girls series as heroines ( in the sense that they are the counterparts to the heroes ) , and others do not ( in the sense that they are not heroic ) . Drowning Girl is a painting of a female subject who would prefer to give in to the power of the ocean than call for aid . Lichtenstein 's version of the scene eliminates everything but the sea and a few body parts of the subject : her head , shoulder and hand , which are barely above the water . As her face is presented her eyes are shut with drops of what appear to be tears flowing from them . Because Lichtenstein only presents a single frame , the viewer does not know what happened before this moment and what is going to happen after it . Furthermore , the viewer has no way to know who Brad is and why she is so reluctant to call him . 
