I recently read the article, "Dreams Die in Drought"written by Diana Marcum in the Los Angeles Times. This article was featured and given Pulitzer prize. "Dreams die in Drought" was about the hard working conditions (due to the drought) for farmers in the San Joaquin Valley. It talked about how it is not only hard to find work, but hard to work in the grueling conditions. It also talked about how people are moving to Washington and Oregon because it is easier to farm there which leaves many workers jobless in San Joaquin. The author interviewed Francisco Galvez and his friend Rafael. The tow work together and are always looking for work. The weakness of the article is that the author didn't use much imagery while talking. The adjectives are very bland. The strength was that the information provided was vital including what type of crops that they grow and what tools they use to work. The author supports the main points in that workers need more opportunuity to make money and support their family, but they can only wait for it to rain until workers can work. I followed this article and it made a lot of sense to me and had vital information.
(Citation: "Dreams die in Drought" Los Angeles Times, Diana Marcum)
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