Article Analysis: Migrant Mother By Dorothea Lange

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In the photograph Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange, captured is a woman with a look of worry and fear written all over her dirty, tired face. As her young 3 children huddle around her in search for protection from the horrid outside elements, she looks off into the terror that has quickly become their reality. Although the mother’s thoughts aren’t explicitly written out onto the photo, I can infer by the despair painted upon her face that she knows she cannot provide the protection and food her children need (Lange). While some may believe Lange’s choice not to learn the mother’s story was heartless or inconsiderate, I however agree with Lange’s decision of photographic detachment because the photograph itself communicates to the observer the