Many societies will come and go but “when all is lost to rust and rot, what remains may be two enormous granite oddities in the Great Plains,” (Source C) one of these monuments is a memorial for Crazy Horse; although it may seem to memorialize someone who is dead, Crazy Horse stands for the culture of the Native American people more than what he did as a person. Therefore he stands for the remaining culture that is left in the United States, not what memory we have of him. A similar theme is present with the new unveiling of the Shaq statue. He is memorialized for his play on the basketball court, but he also symbolizes the culture that involves the LA Lakers. Shaq being the figurehead of the LA Lakers was a decision agencies had to make, just like the creation of the Crazy Horse monument. They have to understand what will symbolize their culture as a whole before they plan it. The size of Crazy Horse is described as “hard not to be impressed, even moved, by this effort to honor the memory of a people,” (Source C) and the size of Shaq monument is no exception. The size and people are essential to encompass the large part they play in encompassing the culture they
Many societies will come and go but “when all is lost to rust and rot, what remains may be two enormous granite oddities in the Great Plains,” (Source C) one of these monuments is a memorial for Crazy Horse; although it may seem to memorialize someone who is dead, Crazy Horse stands for the culture of the Native American people more than what he did as a person. Therefore he stands for the remaining culture that is left in the United States, not what memory we have of him. A similar theme is present with the new unveiling of the Shaq statue. He is memorialized for his play on the basketball court, but he also symbolizes the culture that involves the LA Lakers. Shaq being the figurehead of the LA Lakers was a decision agencies had to make, just like the creation of the Crazy Horse monument. They have to understand what will symbolize their culture as a whole before they plan it. The size of Crazy Horse is described as “hard not to be impressed, even moved, by this effort to honor the memory of a people,” (Source C) and the size of Shaq monument is no exception. The size and people are essential to encompass the large part they play in encompassing the culture they