Question

Use the images to answer the question.

A photograph shows long rows of green soybeans running toward a blue-sky horizon.
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Farmworkers bend over bean plants, picking beans in a large field.
Source: mikeledray. Shutterstock

In which scenario would an author choose to include the image on the right?

(1 point)
Responses

to convey a mysterious tone
to convey a mysterious tone

to convey a critical tone
to convey a critical tone

to demonstrate abundance
to demonstrate abundance

to demonstrate prosperity

Answer 1

to convey a critical tone

The image of bent-over farmworkers emphasizes human labor and possible hardship, which an author would use to critique working conditions or social/economic issues rather than to show abundance or prosperity.