war photographer Flashcards
“all flesh is grass”
imagery of this conveys how the soldiers bodies are now beneath everyone as we all move on and forget about them. showing how the war photographer must make sure these millions of men are not forgotten
“nightmare heat”
suggests a scary and deathly environment for those involved in the war.
“running children”
highlights how kids in war live in constant fear which is highly unfair in comparison to how the children live in the war photographers home land
“a strangers features faintly start to twist before his eyes”
metaphor shows how he was there in the moment and suggests the memories of watching him die are coming back
“A hundred agonies in black and white”
symbolizes how many people were hurt at war behind the camera emphasizing how many deaths the war photographer really witnessed
“the readers eyeballs prick with tears”
the word choice of “prick” suggests the people reading/ seeing these images only feel a small amount of pain and sorrow contrasting to the pain experienced by the men at war
