Pinch of Poverty

Some factors that contribute to poverty are child labor and the inability of governments where poverty is rife to financially aid their citizens.
The painting portrays poverty as dark and sad.
Is message is that people in poverty are sometimes too sad to get themselves out of their situation but for those that have hope they may be able to move on.
One element that helps that message get across is the colors which are used which are all drab but the basket of flowers which signifies hopefulness. Another element is lines they are wavy not straight indicating poorness except for the little girl who has straight legs and arms which indicates confidence and the ability to move forwards.