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Two Views of the Great Depression

1-2 sent. intro. the Depression & the various illustrations we have of the life of farmers in the G.D. - Lead into farmers at the beginning of the 1930’s, pictured in Grant Woods' "American Gothic" compared to the result mid-depression represented in ___'s photograph. Initially, both portrait and photo present a couple who are obviously farmers, pictured in front of their homes, during the Depression. A closer look reveals striking, painful differences between the two couples.

par. 2 - houses/homes –
“American Gothic”
photo

par. 3 – people
“American Gothic”
photo

par. 4 - time pd. -----
“American Gothic”
Photo

to par. 5 – conclusion – the difference between the media—portrait painted vs. the stark reality of photograph . . . leads back to illustrations of the 1930s.

nice circularity & closure