Through this art piece, Banksy was trying to say that as people grow up, they develop dreams, and as they mature, they are told their dreams are unrealistic and should be abandoned. The man painting over the sign saying ‘follow your dreams’ is old, he looks tired and unhappy, as indicated by his facial expression and posture. He probably had aspirations other than posting signs over graffiti; perhaps he symbolizes someone who has had a dream, but that dream was canceled. Another piece of symbolism seen in the art is the lettering of the words. The portion reading ‘follow your dreams’ is written with a cool color, blue, representing freedom (like the sky or the sea). It also isn’t written with a straight edge, so it flows better, and shows a more relaxed tone. The ‘CANCELLED’ is written with bold white letters and is surrounded with red, used to represent the power of the person commanding it.