Harvest Of Shame Analysis

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The documentary Harvest of Shame brought attention the plight of migrant workers in America during the 1960s. The main focus of the documentary was to expose the harsh living conditions, low wages, endless travel, and minimal opportunities the migrant families endured. The Harvest of Shame examines “the men, women, and children who harvest the crops in the best fed nation on earth. These people are the forgotten people, the under-protected, under-educated, under-clothed, under-fed people of our nation”(Friendly). In the Harvest of Shame, the reporter goes from migrant family to migrant family essentially asking if they thought it would be possible to overcome their impoverished situation and settle down in a house with a more typical job. All families answered similarly: no. The documentary suggests that the only hope the families …show more content…
Harvest of Shame and Harrington’s book are very similar in their main points/beliefs. Harrington would agree with the documentary because they both believe that the poor are hidden in our society, and that they do not have the representation to promote legislative reform. They also believe that when a person is born into a poor family, they are stuck in the vicious circle of poverty. Harrington says that the Other America “lacks the social energy and political strength to turn its misery into a cause”(Harington, 5). Harrington also believes that in order to change this cycle, mainstream America must see the other America; lifting this veil will help spark a revolution. The director of Harvest of Shame believes that the documentary, which exposes the impoverished lives of migrant workers, will aid in uncovering this other American, to use Harrington’s term, and, as a result, bring about

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