Photo Analysis: The Kentucky Flood
The Kentucky Flood
The photo I am analyzing is the Louisville Flood image, one of many iconic photographs shot during the Great Depression by Margaret Bourke-White in Louisville, Kentucky. LIFE magazine covered the local disaster in February 15, 1937 in its issue and consequently the “American Way” billboard image was generated. Millions were left homeless due to the flood. The victims of the Louisville Flood are lining up to obtain food and clothing from a Red Cross relief station. The juxtaposition with the billboard is nothing short of surreal. One of the first things I notice about this photo is its stark contrast. In the background you have a huge sign proclaiming that America has the “world’s highest standard of living.” However …show more content…
We often hear people say that so much in America. In terms of an exact definition, the American way or dream “is the desire for enough money to buy not only what we require to meet our basic needs (food, shelter, and clothing) but also what many people would consider luxuries having been lower to middle-class. In countries such as the United States, “luxuries” typically include owning a home instead of renting, owning a car or two, dining at a nice restaurant now and then, taking vacations, and sending children to good schools.” Some of these things are symbolized in the …show more content…
What is the American dream? Even though segregation is no longer in effect today, I think it still a reality that most poor neighborhoods are segregated into singular races .Therefore the thought becomes that this America Dream ultimately is limited in accessibility in certain classes, whether one is talking about any race. Take Serena and Venus Williams for example. We often hear that they are the American story because they came from the ghettos of Campton, California to become successful tennis players and successful individuals. However Cinderella stories like theirs are rare. They got out of ghetto and the inner-cities because of their athletic gift and ability. I also think in America we have this obsession with celebrities and we treat them like royalty because of their amazing stories of rag to riches through their talent to name a few, consider Mark Zuckerberg, for
The photo I am analyzing is the Louisville Flood image, one of many iconic photographs shot during the Great Depression by Margaret Bourke-White in Louisville, Kentucky. LIFE magazine covered the local disaster in February 15, 1937 in its issue and consequently the “American Way” billboard image was generated. Millions were left homeless due to the flood. The victims of the Louisville Flood are lining up to obtain food and clothing from a Red Cross relief station. The juxtaposition with the billboard is nothing short of surreal. One of the first things I notice about this photo is its stark contrast. In the background you have a huge sign proclaiming that America has the “world’s highest standard of living.” However …show more content…
We often hear people say that so much in America. In terms of an exact definition, the American way or dream “is the desire for enough money to buy not only what we require to meet our basic needs (food, shelter, and clothing) but also what many people would consider luxuries having been lower to middle-class. In countries such as the United States, “luxuries” typically include owning a home instead of renting, owning a car or two, dining at a nice restaurant now and then, taking vacations, and sending children to good schools.” Some of these things are symbolized in the …show more content…
What is the American dream? Even though segregation is no longer in effect today, I think it still a reality that most poor neighborhoods are segregated into singular races .Therefore the thought becomes that this America Dream ultimately is limited in accessibility in certain classes, whether one is talking about any race. Take Serena and Venus Williams for example. We often hear that they are the American story because they came from the ghettos of Campton, California to become successful tennis players and successful individuals. However Cinderella stories like theirs are rare. They got out of ghetto and the inner-cities because of their athletic gift and ability. I also think in America we have this obsession with celebrities and we treat them like royalty because of their amazing stories of rag to riches through their talent to name a few, consider Mark Zuckerberg, for