Geology for Beginners

The mural that Francis Sinclair put together seems to have been inspired by Diego Rivera’s painting, Man, Controller of the Universe, which illustrates the aspects of contemporary social and scientific culture of the 1930s. But the similarities end there; both works depict different themes.

I'm not going to explain in full depth Diego Rivera's mural, this is not what my theory is about, but what I am going to clarify is the interesting similarities between the story of "Man, Controller of the Universe" and Francis Sinclair's mural.

Similarities:

Diego Rivera painted an unfinished "Man at the Crossroads" in 1933 for the 30 Rockefeller Plaza, in New York City. But he then ran into problems with John D. Rockefeller Jr. (politics). After that John D. Rockefeller Jr. ordered the mural to be removed/destroyed. Then in 1934, Diego Rivera repainted his original vision under the new name of "Man, Controller of the Universe" in Mexico City.

Francis Sinclair completed the mural in 1899/1907. When he went to Strawberry to reveal his discovery and theory, he was then dismissed by Church officials because they believed that his work could spread heretical beliefs into their community, similar to how John D. Rockefeller Jr. did not authorize Diego Rivera's painting because of his beliefs. The man depicted at the center of the mural bears some resemblance to Francis Sinclair. And the fact that there are 2 versions of RDR2's mural may also be a nod to Diego Rivera's original mural. Additionally, Francis Sinclair's hair color is supposed to be blond, not ginger, just like the man depicted in the painting, and both characters also share the same eye color (blue).

Shared Elements:

1. Machinery (Clock wheels).

2. Enormous figure at the center that divides the mural in half.

3. Atoms.

4. The cosmos.

5. Microcosm (Double helix).

6. War (Soldiers and plane).

7. New York City.

8. Technological advances

Conclusion:

Even though all of this seems to line up flawlessly, this is only a theory, not confirmed facts. I am currently working on a theory that explains why Francis Sinclair's design was changed to an Epsilon-themed one. And it is also tied to Isabeau Katherina Zinsmeister.

Francis Sinclair's journey fully depends on meeting the player. To accidentally travel to the past, Francis needed every rock carving so he could understand who he is and who those beings are, after that Francis would leave the "map" by mistake in his younger self's home, and then his younger self learns about the carvings, thus making him fascinated by the backstory of said carvings, eventually resulting in his travel to 1899/1907. The loop must repeat itself infinitely so that the events seen in Red Dead Redemption 2 occur.

Center:

Eye - This isn't a reference to the Illuminati Cult, it actually means that he's able to watch the past, the present, and the future, that's why the eye is in the middle of everything.

Small Heads - Represent his ability to be dead, old, young, a baby, and an adult at the same time, because of time travel.

Left Side:

Clock Wheels - Represent the internal mechanism of a clock, obviously a reference to time.

Airplane & Angel - This could be a reference to the conversation that Jenny was having with the preacher in RDR1, about how "soon people would be able to fly", but then the preacher corrects her by saying "No, only angels can fly, Jenny". In other words, the introduction of airplanes.

Soldiers - Represent the First World War, you can tell that those are soldiers by looking at the silhouettes of their uniforms.

New York City - We can appreciate a 1930s version of New York City, the first recognizable landmark is the Chrysler Building, completed in 1930.

Blimp - A normal blimp, probably one from the 1920s or 1930s.

Factory Chimneys - A clear reference to the huge amount of contamination created by big cities like Saint Denis.

Boat - It represents the introduction of luxurious Cruise Ships from the 1970s-1980s for vacationing travelers, back when airlines were taking over the travelling industry.

Nuclear Explosion & Symbols - The nuclear mushroom and the symbol to the left represent the upcoming Atomic War, while the DNA symbol represents the important genetic discoveries that were made in the 1910s-Actuality.

Nuclear Weapon: There's a drawing of a rocket flying above some small houses, most likely a military camp, this is connected with the previous point.

Space - Represents another upcoming conflict, the one between USA and the Soviet Union, in which both countries were basically fighting about who had better rockets lol.

Right Side:

Cowboy On Wagon - An obvious representation of the Old West (RDR's timeline).

Portals - This part of the mural shows us what type of time traveling abilities he uses to jump from one period in time to another.

Ship - This is a Viking ship, a reference to the first Viking explorers that made trips to American territories, some of them tried to colonize said territories.

Meteor - It's safe to say that this is a reference to the crater that we can find near Doverhill, Ambarino.

Star - It might be a Biblical reference to the Star of Bethlehem.

Egypt - This entire section is dedicated to Egyptian history, we can even notice some slaves lifting a structure at the bottom.

Flying UFO - I can't figure out what that thing is yet.

Conclusion:

The right side of the mural is a prediction of what's coming in like 70 years or more, while the left side is a compilation of important historical events. It is unknown to me why ancient people (or time travelers) chose to left warnings about the future in the form of rock carvings, but Francis Sinclair's plan probably heads towards alerting people from his time.

Side Note:

Redheads in RDR can be descendants of Kraff or whatever that is in that universe, while in GTA we haven't seen redheads with special abilities, only Chris Formage.

This makes my theory on Geology for Beginners more plausible.