How do we evaluate a leader’s legacy in history? In this poem, a sculptor set out to craft a lasting memory of Ozymandias by creating a statue. How are statues seen as an important part of our history and what does it mean to be honored with a statue?
Statues can teach us about history, but they do not convey some immutable truth from the past. Instead, they are symbolic of the fixed ideas of a specific community regarding its past, as captured at a particular point in time.
