war photographer quotes

Question 1

‘— of — set out in ordered rows’

Answer 1

‘spools of suffering set out in ordered rows’

pictures of suffering people

reels of film are described like soldiers or rows of war graves - everything connotes to his experiences in war

‘spools’ ‘suffering’ ‘set’ - sibilance

Question 2

‘all flesh is —‘

Answer 2

‘all flesh is grass’

biblical reference - means human life is temporary

Question 3

‘running children in a — —‘

Answer 3

‘running children in a nightmare heat’

reference to ‘napalm girl’ photo in the
vietnam war

photo is often credited to helping end the war

Question 4

‘a — — —‘

Answer 4

‘a half-formed ghost’

‘half-formed’ - ambiguous, photograph is still developing or body has been mutilated

singling one photo out shows personal and individual suffering - makes it personal

Question 5

‘blood stained into — dust’

Answer 5

‘blood stained into foreign dust’

reminder that this is all happening somewhere else

‘stained’ - lasting impact of war

Question 6

‘a hundred — in — and —‘

Answer 6

‘a hundred agonies in black and white’

emotive metaphor

‘agonies’ - emphasises violent suffering