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John Steinbeck arguably did that for your first image: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grapes_of_Wrath https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grapes_of_Wrath
by Nitramp 6y ago
John Steinbeck arguably did that for your first image:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grapes_of_Wrath https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grapes_of_Wrath
It's not really apples to apples of course. Steinbeck describes much more, but also takes much more time to consume. The point though is that it's possible to convey very complex emotional states in literature or poetry
- handedness 6y agoFor anyone who isn't familiar with the subject of that photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Owens_Thompson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Owens_Thompson
- johnfn 6y agoI mean, if your best argument is that one of the greatest authors of a generation needed an entire book to capture the emotion of a single picture, that argument doesn’t seem very strong to me :)