In The Mural, Going To The Olympics By Frank Romero

In T.C. Boyle’s “Greasy Lake,” three boys who are looking for their identities put themselves in a vindictive situation that uncovers the truth about who they really are. The narrator starts by introducing the boys as “bad characters,” (insert quote citation) but it is all a facade. The denial of character is noticeable with the early symbols of the story. The boys are blinded by their need to fit in, and when the veil of true “badness” is uncovered they are terrified. By the end of the story the boys come to realization of their true identities.

What Frank Romero tries to do in this mural is show others who do not live in the city what Los Angeles is known for. But at the time, the painting was used for the Olympics, so

Born in 1941 in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Frank Romero holds a special place amongst the many greats of the Hispanic community of the United States. Of Mexican heritage, Romero expressed an early aspiration for the work of art and was inspired to take the path towards becoming one of the most influential, instrumental and renowned artists of his time. Romero was closely attached to his rich Hispanic heritage and gained much inspiration from his culture and his surroundings of Los Angeles, a city bustling with millions of diverse, culture-rich backgrounds. As a painter and muralist, Romero was profoundly influenced by the Chicano population of Los Angeles in which he spent most of his lifetime living as a part of. His passion for art quickly

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A monument being destroyed is going too far in some instances. Historical monuments should be preserved and studied. They don’t have to be kept in a public space, but maybe in a museum. Destroying a monument is not erasing

Main Point 3: So when does graffiti become inappropriate? Graffiti is bad when the owners don't want your art there.

In the artwork "Going to the Olympics , 1984" by Frank Romero, i see that is has a lot of meanings to it. it has a lot of little pictures in the big picture. The biggest thing that stands out are the cars. The cars mean there is a lot of traffic out here in Los Angeles. As you can tell the cars have the same colors as the olympics logo. There are also some big hearts on top of each car. It might mean that there is love all around the air. It could also mean thats he really loves join to the olympics. In the top middle of the picture there is a blimp. The blimp could stand for the nice view that Los Angeles has. The meaning of the palm trees could be the nice sunny weather we get out here. The two guys fighting at the very top could be what he would like to do if he was in the olympics.

In “Where are you going, where have you been?” We follow a young girl’s struggle escape what she perceives to be reality. Is she really portraying herself as a beauty queen or as a girl becoming a woman? Is Connie’s reality of how people her perceive her an actuality or is it the complete opposite of what she perceives? Connie is determined not to become like her mother or sister since she identifies herself to be more beautiful and superior to them. One could argue that Connie lives in a dream world all of her own. Individualities of such superficial illusions or almost fantasy perceptions on what they believe something to be can set themselves up for a fall that they may not recover from.

In Frank Romero 's painting "Going to the Olympics, 1914" I see a lot of different colors. There 's 5 cars and 5 hearts aligned with them. I also see palm trees and it looks like there 's fire around them. There is also different drawings on top of the Palm trees, such as a blimp, iron, stamp, etc. I think it was a very nice painting, with a lot of meaning.

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