Week 9: Analysing pictures from the great depression

 In this photo there is a pair of young children holding a bowl of food. They appear to be dirty, and their hair appears to be greasy. The bowl seems to be made out of paper and contains what seems to be very unappealing food. The boy has large pleading eyes and the skin on his face seems to sag like an old man. This could be a sign of malnutrition. This is likely as there is not much money to be able to buy enough food as the time period this photo is taken in is between the two wars, where there was never enough food. The boy appears young due to his small frame,but somehow his face seems to be wise and old, and this could be evident through the hardships that he has already had to go through as a young boy. The rough style of clothes and the dirt is something we would expect from people that are working with the land, and therefore looking at it I think the boy is from a farm. Back then we know that farmers were richer than the ordinary people.