In Response to Leah's Blog 8

Leah! I love how you were able to find these murals that relate pretty much perfectly to our class. Major props to you. I think that your analysis is pretty much spot on. I would never thought to examine the changing hues of the blues, but now that you have pointed it out, it makes a lot of sense. Looking at the watch, I would also argue that it displays the extreme length of the revolution. It looks like the numbers are fading and being wiped away. This may be analogous of how the revolution dragged on. I feel as if the soldiers, due to this length, may have lost sight of what they were fighting for, as seen in "The Underdogs." And as Dr. Stark pointed out, do we honestly know when the revolution ended? I also think that the bright red outlining Zapata's face is important to the mural. When I see red I usually think of blood and death. It may be demonstrating the bloody toll that the Revolution had upon the people of Mexico. Zapata was the face of his people after-all. As for the bright creepy guy in the corner, I came up with nothing. I researched Mexican death gods, war gods, and agriculture gods and the closest image I came up with was

This is an Aztec Saint of the Dead. It kind of reminded me of the figure in the corner but I do not think it is close enough. Sorry about that! Again, I really enjoyed your post!