Napalm in the Morning by Banksy

When first glancing at this piece, hardly five seconds pass before The Stones’s “Gimme Shelter” starts playing in your head. Momentarily dumbfounded, you can’t quite put your finger on why this is – that is, until you realize where you’ve seen the screaming naked child in the middle before.
The screaming naked child in the middle is Kim Phuc. The original photograph, taken on June 8, 1972, depicts a 9 year-old Kim running away from her home as it is engulfed in an inferno of American napalm. The image is iconic, and stands as a comprehensive depiction of the horror that was the Vietnam conflict.
Somehow, though, Banksy’s redux is more unsettling to look at. Here, Kim is being led by two tall, ominous corporate mascots on either side of her. After realizing the origin of the screaming child in the middle, one gets the impression that the piece is a snide commentary to the effect of “Decades of senseless war: brought to you by capitalism!”
However, stare into the image’s menacing plain grays and blacks for a while longer, and some more profound insight may surface. If for a moment you disregard the fact that Ronald McDonald and Mickey Mouse are beloved relics of our culture, you will see the image for what it really is – a screaming little girl is being dragged by a giant mouse and a giant clown.