Poverty is caused by a number of environmental and internal factors including education, single parent families, a lack of opportunities, laziness, or a large family or group to support. This artist chose to display poverty in a negative light, showing a desperate family sitting on a street corner. One glimmer of light does shine through, however, in the form of the girl selling her flowers in an attempt to support her family that seems to have given up. It seems the artist is trying to convey that poverty does not effect just adults or individuals, it effects whole families. The artist's choice of deep colors and a rainy atmosphere show a somber feel over the piece. However, around the girl there seems to be more color, namely yellows. The brightness represents the girls hope. She steps forward towards the viewer and seems to make eye contact - she has not given up, in fact she is still working, even at her young age. Behind her, the sky casts a yellow glow, brightening a relatively dark landscape as if it were a sunrise, yet another hopeful symbol.
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