The document discusses Jean Francois Millet's famous painting "The Man With The Hoe" from 1862, which depicts a peasant leaning tiredly on his hoe. The painting inspired the American poet Edwin Markham to write a poem of the same name in 1898, protesting the exploited labor and suffering of the working classes in America. The 49 line poem was translated into 37 languages and earned Markham significant money, but was also open to different interpretations regarding socialism and workers' rights. For Markham, the peasant in the painting symbolized exploited classes worldwide.

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4. In mythology, Hades has a dominion over
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5. Growing up without family caused her to
distort her views on familial relationships.
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6. Growing up without family caused her to
distort her views on familial relationships.
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7. Peasant
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8. Peasant
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9. THE MAN
WITH
THE HOE

11. The image portrays the labor of much
of humanity using the symbolism of a
laborer leaning upon his hoe,
burdened by his work, but receiving
rest or little reward.
It has been called the “Battle of
the cry for the next thousand
years”

12. That is the image of world
famous painting of a peasant
leaning on his hoe by Jean
Francois Millet which inspired
EDWIN MARKHAM, an
American poet in writing the
poem “THE MAN WITH THE
HOE”

13. The poem consists of 49 lines
divided into five stanzas focus on
the social commentary of
America’s working class and
sufferings. It is a striking poem of
protest against exploited labor.

14. The poem was first presented as a
public poetry at a New Years Eve
party in 1898, and published soon
afterwards.
The poem was translated into 37
languages earning Markham $250,
000 over 33 years.

16. The poem was open to
different interpretations,
Some readers said that it was
advocating Socialism, some
were support of the concept
others were against it.

17. Still, others considered the
poem as a medium for
expressing farmers’ and
workers’ grievances.

18. For Markham, Millet’s
peasant symbolized the
exploited classes
worldwide.

19. The poem viewed as
the “POEM OF
HOPE, A CRY FOR
JUSTICE”

20. GROUP ACTIVITY