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on a raw, soggy day in march 1936, dorothea lange was driving home to berkeley after six weeks spent photographing migrant workers in california, new mexico and arizona. her staff position at the resettlement administration (ra), an agency set up to help tenant farmers during the depression, was tenuous: since there was no budget for a photographer, lange had been hired as a clerk - stenographer, and she invoiced her film and travel expenses under \clerical supplies.\
as lange drove along the empty california highway that day, she noticed a sign that said pea - pickers camp. knowing that the pea crop had frozen, she debated for 20 miles before finally turning back. after pulling into the camp’s muddy lane, lange approached a female migrant worker, requested and got permission to photograph her and shot just five exposures. lange’s field notes read in part: \i did not ask her name or her history. she told me her age, that she was 32. she said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields and birds that the children killed. she had just sold the tires from her car to buy food.\
based on the text and the photo, what was lange’s point of view toward those affected by the depression?
she was indifferent about their situation.
she was sympathetic to their suffering.
she was biased toward the farm owners.
she was hostile toward the farmers.

Explanation:

To determine Lange's point of view, we analyze the text: she spent six weeks photographing migrant workers (showing interest in their situation), debated for 20 miles before turning back to the camp (indicating concern), and documented the worker's hardships. "Indifferent" is incorrect as she actively engaged. "Biased toward farm owners" is wrong—she focused on workers. "Hostile" is incorrect as she was compassionate. So she was sympathetic to their suffering.

Answer:

B. She was sympathetic to their suffering.