War Photographer

• context

  • a war photographer with PTSD
  • only doing his job
  • can't forget the horrors of war
• themes

  • effects of war
  • reality of war
  • unconventional victims
• " to ordinary pain which simple weather can dispel "
• " to ordinary pain which simple weather can dispel "

  • the pain we experience is nothing compared to those at war
  • subtle critique towards the things we complain about
  • easily forgotten annoyances
  • critique of entitlement
• " running children in nightmare heat "
• " running children in nightmare heat "

  • emotive lang
  • children are the innocent victims of war
  • desperation to escape the fighting and battle
• " readers eyeballs prick with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers "
• " readers eyeballs prick with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers "

  • small showing of emotion
  • only temporary
  • apathy
  • horrors of war are quickly forgotten when not experienced first hand - emotion not sustained
  • bitterness
• comparisons

  • remains
  • poppies
  • kamikaze