1. How does Diego Rivera’s mural, Liberation of the Peon express social realism and communicate a national identity to the public Refer to Blackboard Study Guides for image of mural)?
Diego Rivera’s Liberation of the Peon painting expresses deterioration of a country and its people. The painting has a soothing, but yet strong colors in it that details the historical events of the time period. The Liberation of the Peon painting expresses slavery, adjustments, and evolution.
Slavery can be demonstrated in Diego Rivera’s painting. John Lynch makes a strong point in his article called New Haven. He goes on to state that “’Men are born with equal rights to share the benefits of society,’ he observed but obviously they do not possess equal talents, virtue, intelligence, and strength” (285). If it is true that every human is born with the same rights, then why the Indian does seems to be tied up to a horse? It can only be understood that the …show more content…
The adjustments in which were taking its place at the time was the end of the slavery period. The knife that the Peon is holding and slashing through the cords can be viewed as a freedom symbol. The freedom where the times in which they are living have changed for the better. The end of the slavery had just been inaugurated! John Lynch states “Bolivar conceived the American revolution as more than a fight for political independence. He also thought of it as a social movement…” (287) Indeed, Bolivar actions and his reasons of believing for a better future have helped many Latin American countries succeed with the end of slavery. The end of slavery in the Latin American countries have opened up many doors to the Indians, the Peons, and the blacks as well. Even though he was able to succeed with such a hard task, the society was still finding new ways of not welcoming these races into their
Diego Rivera’s Liberation of the Peon painting expresses deterioration of a country and its people. The painting has a soothing, but yet strong colors in it that details the historical events of the time period. The Liberation of the Peon painting expresses slavery, adjustments, and evolution.
Slavery can be demonstrated in Diego Rivera’s painting. John Lynch makes a strong point in his article called New Haven. He goes on to state that “’Men are born with equal rights to share the benefits of society,’ he observed but obviously they do not possess equal talents, virtue, intelligence, and strength” (285). If it is true that every human is born with the same rights, then why the Indian does seems to be tied up to a horse? It can only be understood that the …show more content…
The adjustments in which were taking its place at the time was the end of the slavery period. The knife that the Peon is holding and slashing through the cords can be viewed as a freedom symbol. The freedom where the times in which they are living have changed for the better. The end of the slavery had just been inaugurated! John Lynch states “Bolivar conceived the American revolution as more than a fight for political independence. He also thought of it as a social movement…” (287) Indeed, Bolivar actions and his reasons of believing for a better future have helped many Latin American countries succeed with the end of slavery. The end of slavery in the Latin American countries have opened up many doors to the Indians, the Peons, and the blacks as well. Even though he was able to succeed with such a hard task, the society was still finding new ways of not welcoming these races into their