War photographer Flashcards
What are the main themes
Conflict between his photos and the fighting. Also shows how the soldiers suffering is all for nothing.
Quote which shows how war is haunting.
“He is finally alone.”
Quote which shows how he uses photographs to escape from the war.
“The only light is red and softly glows”
Symbolises womb like safe place.
Connotations with word ‘ red ‘ with his photos and the violent war going on around him.
Quote which shows how all the suffering means nothing to the average person.
“For Sundays supplement”
Sibilance emphasises his belief of how his hard earned photos are just put in a newspaper and forgot about, showing how all of the suffering that he captures is all for nothing.
Quote which shows how the soldiers are treated unfairly.
“He earns his living and they do not care”
Collective pronoun ‘they’ creates an accusation like tone, the final cries emphasise his resentment.
Quote that uses sibilance to show suffering
spools of suffering set out in ordered rows
