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Analysis Of Open Court By Jose Ramirez

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The picture “Open Court” is illustrated by Jose Ramirez and the painting tells a story about how society has changed throughout the years. The painting is giving a message towards Mexican American and anyone interested in the challenge people faced with education. The theme of the painting is about the progress that education has made throughout the years and the relationship with minorities. The painting also expresses the history of the challenges minority had with education. The audiences for this painting is anyone who is involved with schools. The purpose of this painting is to show how minorities tie in with education and have the viewers decide what they think about the education system in today’s day.

First of all, analyzing the painting it has four children in the middle of the painting. Having the four children in the middle helps bring the viewer attention to the center of the painting. Each child has their own personality and shows the different way they interact in school. The kid on the left seems to be a focus on drawing in class and don’t pay attention in class. The second student on the left is covering his eyes, which represents the shy kid in school who don't like to interact in class and set themselves apart at school. The third kid is reading a book in class and this seems to represent students who like to learn in their own time. The last student on the right is raising his hand and these are the type of students who are engaged in class. These four students are mainly the general type of students in school and I feel as if everyone can relate to these students. Jose Ramirez wants to bring attention to minorities and their role in education and with society and that is why the characters are Mexicans.

Above the students, there are words that say, “disenfranchised, discrimination, nonwhite, noncitizen, reclaim, reconstruct and rebuild.” I interpret these words as minorities being discriminated against and also what they have to do to help bring up the economy. If everyone has a job in the United States it will help the economy unlike if there are many homeless, it would impact the country negatively. The way minorities can help society is by receiving an education, hence the

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