Poverty

I think a major contributing factor to poverty is lack of jobs. As we all know, the economy went through a very rough patch. Lots of people lost their jobs, this made a lot of people fall below the poverty line. A lot of people have not recouped from this, leaving them in poverty. I think the artist potrays poverty in a positive light because the family does look depressed, but there is some hope. His message is that poverty is a very sad depressing thing but there is hope and you can overcome it if you try. One technique the artist used was color. Everything is dull and dark colored except the bright colors in the flowers that the girl is selling, showing hope. Another technique is the use on arrangement. It shows the family is depressed but there is hope because the daughter is trying to sell the flowers.