This photo, titled "Migrant Mother," was taken during the
Great Depression.
How would knowing the true background of the photo most
likely affect a reader?
It might make the reader disregard the story told by
Thompson's daughter.
It might make the reader reconsider the emotions that the
photo stirs up.
It might make the reader ignore this type of emotional
image in the future.
It might make the reader distrust photos that appeal to
people's emotions.
Photo by Dorothea Lange