The Violence of the Wax Figure in the Church

In the 53 house of waxii, vincent price thinks his wax figures are as human as he is. He says he would rather die than see his art works destroyed. So so again, here in these examples, we see wax standing in for flesh and taking on magical properties. The likeness becomes the thing or the person. They are present in the church. They are devotees to god in wax. And if the effigy is then dragged out into the street and stamped into the dirt, then the violence is all that more direct and physical. Well, i guess i want to be fair. I don't know if the wax figure would be heavy enough to crush you, but