This film uses many shots of nature, such as leaves, rain, trees, and a body of water. It also has shots of a chimney with smoke. These shots are split by shots of a woman reading a letter and being very sad. These shots of the woman are the only linear part of the film, meaning there are actions and direct cause and effect between scenes rather than a static shot of water. That being said, the “nonsensical” shots of nature give us an insight into what the woman is experiencing and feeling. Through tone the audience can infer that she is feeling very sad and hopeless. Both the shot of the woman and the shots of nature are needed for communicating this, as without the woman the audience would not have anything to tie these shots to narratively, and without the nature scenes the audience would not have a reference for what she is feeling, which is suicidal. The film reinforces this idea of using symbolic footage to represent feeling, which is more difficult to communicate than say text, by using the sun to represent her shift in perspective and mood. I would say this approach to montage is successful, as it is a creative way to communicate complex character motivation through film, and shows us visually through symbolism what she is feeling. The use of montage aids to this clear communication, as it ties the woman and the nature scenes together.