The Logo for Lesson 18 is a "Calavera"

Question 18 SA-12. Here is the text reference (p. 170/3 to 4):

The Mexican Revolution was also a cultural revolution. The European cultural values of the Positivists and the elites were swept aside in favor of local and native traditions. Respect for Indigenous values became a major part of Mexico's official government cultural programs after centuries in which these values had been considered inferior. Because Mexico had very high levels of illiteracy, murals were used as educational and propagandistic tools to gain support for the Revolution's goals. The broadside woodcuts of Posada and others had mobilized the Revolution's supporters in their protests against Díaz, and after the revolution had consolidated its power they too were used to propagate and support its goals.

Mexican literature in this period was dominated by the theme of the Revolution. Sometimes this took the form of biographies of the leaders and fighters, with very mixed quality. The most successful examples of the literature of the Mexican Revolution were produced by writers and journalists who participated or closely observed the fighting phase, bringing to these writings a reality and sense of vividness that those sitting in comfort far from the battlefield could not hope to duplicate. Novels and short stories written by these observers and fighters of the Revolution joined the murals of Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros (&laqno;the Big Three») to become the best cultural witnesses to this key turning point of Mexican history.