"Become What You Must": Trethewey's Poems and Bellocq's Photographs.

This article presents an examination of the poetry collection "Bellocq's Ophelia," by Natasha Trethewey and its influences from the photography of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1912 by E. J. Bellocq. The author presents the biographical and ideological perspectives of both artists along with a synthesis of their collective works on the final portrayal of New Orleans culture.