They're ages in particular completely re-shape the narrative. We see children, but once we look closer, realize it's really adults they're representing. Portraying children in the dangerous, poor situations of these adults appeals to viewers' empathy for them. BBH Barnardo's suggests these adults to be innocent, hardly in control of their situation. So, it suggests childhood is what determines the path of our lives, that people in need are not at fault for how their lives have turned out
