A monument to those who died fighting against the French for Tunisian independence stands at the gate to the medina of Sousse. It is grouping of rough-hewn figures, one of which is slumped in the arm of his fellow patriots. It is best-seen and photographed in early morning light, which casts deep shadows, bringing out the figures in relief, and casting the background into the shadows. The golden color is in keeping with the heroic nature of the sculpture. Symbolically, the shadows come to represent the darkness of
Tunisia’s colonial past, while the sunlight represents its independent future.