"Young Life" by Bo Bartlett

Claim/Fact
1. They are struggling to get by./ They are driving a beat up old, rugged pickup that wouldn't be driven unless no other car could be afforded.
2.The child is neglected and is being poorly raised./ He is far away from his parents and he is using the stick as a crutch to raise himself up.
3. The father dislikes the boy and the mother is the glue of the family./ The father is a hunter while the boy is dressed nicely and isn't dirty at all while the father is rugged and dirty.

The family depicted in "Young Life," a 1996 painting by Bo Bartlett, is inexperienced and poor, the family's lack of sophistication and money makes it difficult for them to maintain a high quality of life. There are multiple factors that contribute to the ideology that it is hard for the family to get by. One factor is the rugged pickup truck that sits behind the family. This car is beat up and old; it is the type of car that is only driven when it absolutely has to be. The fact that they drive it shows that the family is poor and cannot afford a nicer vehicle. Also, the deer on top of the car symbolizes that they family cannot rely on their income alone to provide a healthy lifestyle for themselves.