Idea #9

In one scene, Olsen compares the figures and stature of the women waiting outside the coalmines to broken classical Greek marble sculptures.  These women are physically and emotionally marred by “the War to Live” and sculpted by the artist “Coal.”  This is a vivid picture of not only the physical hardships but also the brokenness of spirit that these women have experienced as a result of the difficulties and tragedies that they have endured.  Interestingly, these marble sculptures, however fractured, are still admired for the beauty and artistry that remain. The scars have become part of the beauty that they convey as they have been weathered by time and the elements.  These women are human works of art that are weathered by tragedy and hardship but have endured.  They are living sculptures that are a testimony to the enduring power of the human spirit and the beauty that can be found in brokenness.  “Beauty from Pain,” by the Superchick’s, depicts how beauty can come from ashes and inner strength from tragedy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-GPbYcTDbQ
The beauty etched into the souls of these women have been immortalized by Olsen's characters.