This piece brings together wrapped books and suspended tools to explore the tension between generational labor, education, and family heritage. By wrapping hardcover books in canvas and obscuring their titles, they become symbols of knowledge, potential, and the weight of expectation. In contrast, rusted tools tell their own story of physical labor and sacrifice. Suspended just above the ground, the tools and books create a visual dialogue—bridging, yet highlighting, the gap between generational expectations. The books embody the younger generation’s pursuit of education as a means to succeed, while the tools represent the grit and hardship of those who came before. Together, they reflect the complexities of intergenerational struggles.