A youth is seated on a pedestal illustrating the rigors of adolescence. Punishment for wrongdoing, working hard in the fields, no property of his own and not yet able to contribute to the community as an adult.
Crowning his thoughts are memories of his mother taking care of him and his father playing with him. Surrounding him like an empty shell is the void of transition through which he is unable to see the promise of his environment and future symbolized by a background of intricate traditional symbols.