Answer:
Lange describes a situation that is more desperate than the true circumstances that Thompson’s daughter explains.
Explanation:
In the first excerpt, we see Dorothea Lange stating that she<em> "saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother"</em>. She also mentioned how the mother had told her<em> "they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields, and birds that the children had killed"</em> and had to sell her car tires for food. This presents a picture of desperation and poverty as if they are on the brink of dying.
On the other hand, the second excerpt where Thompson <em>"resented Lange's use of her image for publicity"</em>. Her daughter Katherine even commented that her mother<em> "was a very strong woman, ... was a leader" </em>and that the picture did not show her mother in the same light. This account contrasts with that of the earlier excerpt. They are contradictory to each other.
Thus, Lange's description of the desperate situation contrasts with the true circumstances of daughter's account. Thus, the<em> correct answer is the first option.
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