The final wall of the mural links the past to the present in order to show the injustices of the government toward the people. Intending to show the triumph of Mexico, the left wall features Karl Marx at the top holding a banner saying: "It is not a question of reforming the society of today, but rather of forming a new society." Marx's image shows Diego Rivera's contempt for the trio consisting of "Banker, Army, and Church." The Mexican people suffer at the hands of the trio yet none of the wealth.
Throughout the mural, Rivera pushes toward a central idea that reaches its climax in the final wall. Despite past sufferings, the masses have built a great civilization; they can and will build glorious civilizations in the future. Behind the Marxist ideals, Rivera shows how throughout the oppression of the indigenous civilization, the Mexican people can fuse the two cultures, Spanish and Indian, together. Even with the internal struggles for power, the people united into one society with a common past.
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