The connection between the Occupy Movement and Rivera’s Frozen Assets is a clear one. The Occupy Movement is a protest to voice that people in society need to be treated fairly. What I have learned is that politicians are being unfair to the people and the people are afraid the politician’s choices will hurt us In the future. The Occupy Movement goes by the slogan “We are the 99%”, which means that 1% of some certain people are making more money than the 99% of people of a lower class. I have learned that those of a higher class have taken advantage of their power and used it to benefit them while trying to keep a mask on the real problems in the economy. While those of a lower class are struggling to get by every day, politicians and those involved are reaping the benefits. Rivera’s mural shows how eighty years ago certain people wanted to make things disappear and still appear as if they cared and nothing had changed. Mr. Rockefeller asked Rivera to show how great things were and Rivera did the opposite. Rivera showed the truth and how things really were. From the mural I can see that a certain class of people seemed to be building up the city of New York while still looking like secrets were being made behind the scenes. People of a lower class were trying to make things work for the better during the depression era but only those of a higher class were getting anything out of it. This mural is showing the exact of what is going on today that the Occupy Movement is trying to prevent today. Their protest and the murals are symbolizing that we cannot be blind to those of a higher rank that we try to trust to run this country. We have to understand that there are those who take advantage of their position and take from those beneath them. Rivera’s murals and the Occupy Movement connect by showing the truth of what greedy higher classman can do with power and wealth in a society.
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