The line is also mostly young men, as were the majority of the unemployed at that time. It also shows the hardships these men had to go through during their daily lives, especially without a guaranteed meal to look forward to at the end of the day. In it, a man is eating what looks to be a very simple meal with 5 children. The man is sitting on the only chair in the picture, and all the children are standing. They seem to be eating in a very dirty, and soot-covered ramshackle room.
This photo is significant because it shows the conditions that people were living in and dealing with, even on a day such as Christmas; a traditionally happy time where people would not be afraid to spend a little money. This photo is merely another moment in the Great Depression captured by Dorothea Lange.
It is a depiction of the struggles of the average family, illustrating a mother with her two boys and the bare essentials. The image is very reflecting of the time period, for it perfectly capture how the average individual barely strives on the bare minimum.
The women and her children clearly have not washed for days and their clothes are notably worn out and tattered. The children additionally seem to not be wearing any shoes, yet the mother's expression is calm and almost encouraging. Photography within Roosevelt's administration was used to bring awareness of the crisis to society, and the manner in which Dorothea Lange captured the expressions of those who suffered is a perfect reflection of how the public was emotionally moved.
This illustration ideally executes these notions. In the photo above, a young male is depicted holding a sign that is asking who can get him a job. The great economic hit that Americans suffered in the Depression forced many to almost beg for jobs in order to support themselves and or their family.
The man's sign also stated that he is not looking for charity which represents that attitude of many Americans at the time as well. Though people were desperate for money, they did not sacrifice their pride, meaning that they would rather work to earn their pay than be receiving hand outs. In all, this picture ultimately highlights the fighting spirit of the American even in tough times.
It shows how many people didn't have a lot. Luxury was not an option and minimizing became a new chore. These children lived crammed together in this house and eat barely any food just to survive. These people had to make the best out of nothing. Its very relevant to the great depression era because as shocking to us now a days this was their everyday life.
This was their normal. This town has seen so many jobless people from other places look for work there that they actually had to make a sign to tell people that there was no work in the town.
Plus, the sign doesn't even just say that there is no work. It goes to the drastic measure of saying that they can't even support their own population. Here we see two very well dressed men, possibly business men, beginning for practically any job that they can get. In a normal economy these men probably would be living financially comfortable, but thats why the Great Depression is known as such a bad event in U. S history. To put up a bill board telling people that they needed to move on must have required a ton of people looking for jobs.
It captures the sheer magnitude of the desperation of the people. However in a sense it also captures the will of the men at the time to keep on trying. This is a big indicator to the times during the great depression because it shows just how prevalent joblessness was in society and in business. Dorothea Lange is one of the most well-known photographers of The Great Depression and this photo, The Migrant Mother, is one of the most well-known photos of the era.
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The Depression deprived people of essentials in life, left many homeless and created social separation and uproar. The recession is on a more down turn from this because people weren't suffering badly like they were during the Depression and unemployment rates were far worse during the s. However, both pictures show in a sense that unemployment was a major struggle.
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