S - Hispanic farmers and workers
O - Early 20th century (1930's) during the Communist movement
A - The Mexican people
P - To emphasize the benefits of communism and the cruelty of capitalism
S - Diego Rivera
Tone - Sympathetic, supportive
It shows the oppression of everyday workers, with a dark sky and the swaying lines, the people's backs bent over in hard labor, almost to the breaking point. Rivera's commenting on the plight of workers in a capitalist society, claiming they are abused and under appreciated by those who essentially have total control over them.
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