Source: Diego Rivera, "Mexico Today and Tomorrow," detail
featuring Karl Marx, History of Mexico murals, 1935, fresco,
Palacio Nacional, Mexico City (photo: Wolfgang Sauber, CC
BY-SA 3.0)
Analyze the figures represented at the center of the mural. What philosophical perspective on
industrialization do they seem to embody, and how is this reflected in their positioning and actions in
the painting?

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