México City (2)


Source: WTL photo© on site in Mexico City, 2008.
Image: Walking toward the Zócalo (see the last page:<= Mexico City #1), the professor-photographer stops in front of this store Telas Junco: Junco is the name of the store's proprietor; hence, the store is Junco's Fabrics.
Comments
: Naturally, he waited for the policeman to turn away from the camer to take this photo (it's illegal to photograph security personnel in Mexico due to the universal nervousness caused by the terrible drug war violence that grips parts of Mexico).
Humanities topics: (A) Comment on the juxtaposition of the security guard and items in the showcase window (la vitrina); (B) Why would this typical shop—this image is typical of thousands of stores throughout Mexico—show that particular image among a display of fabrics? Hint: Where have you seen this image before in this textbook?