Question

Contrast the quality of the harvest being described here.

• by machine
• by hand
• during the famine

Answer 1

• By machine: The harvest is efficient and abundant, with potatoes lifted from the soil by a mechanical digger.
• By hand: The harvest is physical, communal work; the healthy potatoes are gathered by workers.
• During the famine: The crop is blighted and rotten, leaving people hungry and the land seemingly unproductive.