Subject: Labor
Occasion: Early 20th century Mexico
Audience: Laborers or Mexicans
Purpose: To convey the plight of the Mexican workers
Speaker: Someone who understands the hardships of these laborers
Tone: Sympathetic
The idea that Rivera is trying to get across is that the laborers of Mexico are bound to their work, and they unable to rise above their class level. He emphasizes the fact that they're bound to the work by using the same organic lines of the hills to shape the workers. The fact that they are faceless helps to show that this is the plight of many people, not just a couple.
A good point that you made about the workers blending in; however, addressing one of the elements is good, but showing how several elements all work for a common purpose is the ultimate goal. Keep digging and making those good connections.
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