The first photograph will have a long lasting effect on the mind of viewers as no one ever forget this event. It makes the viewer feel bad about the people ,who suffered and they pay condolences to the relatives of the dead. We respond to the situation by feeling sad and trying to prevent it from happening in the future. The code of expression shows how the people are eager to get out of that situation and the code of gesture reflects their helping attitude in the hour of crisis. The code of clothing suggests that they have been in a disaster area.
The second photograph denotes a scene of disaster where number of children are crying for help and running away from the place. The mise en scene suggests that there has been a major bomb blast with ash and dust all over in the background. From, the connotations of the image we can say that the photograph has been taken in the village Treng Bang while the Vietnam War on 8th June, 1972 when America attacked with Napalm bombs.
The second photograph has a really dramatic effect on the viewer, as after seeing that naked girl we feel pity and helpless about the situation. The code of expression on the girl’s face makes us start crying. Immediately, we think that we should give a helping hand to these victims and prevent this from happening again. The code of gesture of the children around suggests how blistering the napalm gas is. The code of clothing of Thi Kim Phuc shows the height of mental devastation.
There are quite a lot of similarities and differences between the two images. Some of the common things which both the images share are the dust and ash all over. There is destruction and still people are trying to help each other come out of this bizarre situation. Moreover, both the pictures are taken at an eye level and are extreme long shots to show the surroundings. The people are trying to escape from the place in which they are in.
Some of the differences are that in the second picture there are armed forces to help the people out, whereas in the first image it is just the common people who are helping each other. Both the pictures are taken at different occasion and places.
Both the images makes you feel cry and it seems like people are begging us to help them. Moreover, it convinces us to to prevent the monster of terrorism to engulf the entire world.
