Family Life In The 1970s

This picture appears to present an image of a typical day in the life of a family in the 1970’s. The children are playing outside in the fresh air, under the watchful eyes of their parents. This scenario seems preferable to children sitting inside playing video games on their computer, but sometimes danger lurks in the background and those living life in the forefront are oblivious to it. In this image, a mother and father are standing in front of their home. Their home is modest, but well cared for. The fact that their home is surrounded by flowers and bushes shows that they care for their home. Brown spots in the grass indicate that children are allowed to play in the yard, signifying that this family values their children more than tangible things. Five boys are playing in the side yard. So the idea that I get from this image is that this couple loves their home and their children and are doing their best to provide their family with a good and safe life. The sky seems really dark, like a thunderstorm is brewing, which gives the photograph an ominous look. Rising tall at the center of the …show more content…
The photograph was taken in the 1970’s when many were becoming aware of and becoming vocal about pollution. Even though there was growing awareness of pollution problems, on a day to day basis, families like this one were unaware of the threat to their future presented by pollution. Families in the 1970s often looked at the Environmental Protection Agency as the enemy, destroying the jobs of many people. People in the 1970s did not believe that pollution was as serious an issue as was presented by the Environmental Protection Agency. This photograph captures a typical middle class family living day to day, oblivious to a looming threat to their health and well-being. This photograph also illustrates that just because you cannot see a looming problem does not mean that the problem does not