Tokhang" Pieta A modern-day adaptation of Buonarotti 's piece de resistance would clearly possess the same qualities of this portrait. Obviously, there is a doleful mother who weeps with her entire being because her son, who probably was suspected of drug addiction, was brutally instigated and ruthlessly killed by armed men, who may or may not be enforcers of the law. Painfully, the female parent 's mouth is closed shut, emblematizing the reality of fear that exists amongst the families of the victims of this intensive wave of violence that presently hounds the nation. She is afraid that if she publicly condemns the unwarranted demise of her son, peril shall soon befall her dear life. Abortion and Pro-life One of the most troubling moments …show more content…
It is believed that the Son of God immediately presents a sense of solidarity with distressed humanity. People do have problems, whether it may be lingering illness, abusive relationships, corrupt and inutile governments or even the loss of life. However, the prevailing credo is, as long as the Creator God is in "communion" with the doleful, any problem can be given a lasting panacea. Poverty The viewer should encounter a ghoulish figure in the painting. Perhaps, that nerve-wracking appearance may shatter the spine to the core. However, the artist insists that another perspective must be utilized in seeing that dark character. Poverty is, without a scintilla of hesitation, a loathsome obloquy that has enslaved multitudes of souls, which led them to a state of unquenchable despair. Again, turn the eyes to the dark, impoverished soul and focus on the hands that beg for sustenance. Then, behold the miserable and nearly insensible child below seeking for dear life. Will pity dominate the mantra of the viewer? Probably, this will give a recapitulation of the work, "The body is egregiously weak because of poverty, but the soul is pertinaciously