Purpose

Purpose: Respond

Work through the following questions to arrive at a statement that you think sums up the purpose of this collage. Then “submit” your responses.

Here is a bit of context to help inform your analysis. The creator of this piece was a photographer named Dan Eldon. He was one of the first people to document the devastation of poverty and starvation in Somalia. His photographs of skeletal children and hundreds of starving men and women made their way to newspapers and magazines and helped galvanize relief efforts. Eldon was stoned to death by an angry mob when he was 22. This collage is one of many that he kept in a private journal, documenting his experiences in Africa.

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  1. Question 1

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  1. Question 2

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  1. Question 4

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