war photographer

• quotes

  • the reassurance of the frame is flexible- metaphor, highlights media's control over war narratives
  • the picture showed the little mother, the almost-smile- juxtaposition, fragile hope amidst suffering
  • people eat, sleep, love normally, while i seek out the tragic- contrast, highlights societal detachment from the harsh realities of war
• form and structure

  • free verse- mirrors the chaos and unpredictability of war
  • enjambment- reflects the relentless flow of suffering
  • shift in focus- contrasts the photographer's detached role with the emotional reality of victims
• context

  • carole satyamurti
  • explores photojournalist's ethical struggles in capturing human suffering
  • criticizes the west's priveleged distance from war and its desensitization to global suffering
• feelings and attitudes

  • empathy- for the victims of war
  • guilt- over the photographer's detachment and society's indifference
  • criticism- of society's apathy toward conflict
• compare to belfast confetti