But We Were Hungry And Thirsty's
4. Look closely at the full page illustration following the text,“But we were hungry and thirsty.” Discuss who and what is represented in this image and the mood or atmosphere created by the illustration. How does the placement of this image prepare the reader for what's to follow on the next page ? What other horrors and challenges were they confronted with? How would you describe the reactions of the refugees to the threats against a child's life? What does this tell the reader about the courage of the refugees?
The contained illustration on the right page reinforcing the text,“But we were hungry and thirsty,” is represented with people and pots. There's multiple people crowding and squatting around some pots on the floor of the boat. Their …show more content…
There are several pots and they look liked they were empty. We know this because an elderly lady is holding a small pot in the air, on an angle. If the pots weren't empty we would be able to see something coming out, but her facial expressions reinforce this idea. Again, the image is in sepia tone referring to the past.
The illustrator usually places full-sized images when the scene is being amplified. Anh’s family and the other 36 people had just survived a storm and all their food and water supplies were nearly finished. At this point everyone was just hanging on the edge of survival. The picture fills up one whole page because the illustrator wanted to symbolise how serious their situation was, so basically the bigger the situation, the bigger the picture.
The next page is about getting their boat attacked by some pirates. At first Anh’s uncle thought that a boat was here to save them, but, a fisherman jumped out with a gun and threatened them to sit down. The pictures turned more realistic relating to real life situations. Khao, was holding a small slice of gold in is nappy. The pirate found out and held him over the boat threatening to throw him over into the water. As a team, all the people stood up to the pirate to save a baby’s life. The fact that they all teamed up to save a baby's life from a man with a gun made them very courageous and bold. They were ready to fight even though they were thirsty and starving
The contained illustration on the right page reinforcing the text,“But we were hungry and thirsty,” is represented with people and pots. There's multiple people crowding and squatting around some pots on the floor of the boat. Their …show more content…
There are several pots and they look liked they were empty. We know this because an elderly lady is holding a small pot in the air, on an angle. If the pots weren't empty we would be able to see something coming out, but her facial expressions reinforce this idea. Again, the image is in sepia tone referring to the past.
The illustrator usually places full-sized images when the scene is being amplified. Anh’s family and the other 36 people had just survived a storm and all their food and water supplies were nearly finished. At this point everyone was just hanging on the edge of survival. The picture fills up one whole page because the illustrator wanted to symbolise how serious their situation was, so basically the bigger the situation, the bigger the picture.
The next page is about getting their boat attacked by some pirates. At first Anh’s uncle thought that a boat was here to save them, but, a fisherman jumped out with a gun and threatened them to sit down. The pictures turned more realistic relating to real life situations. Khao, was holding a small slice of gold in is nappy. The pirate found out and held him over the boat threatening to throw him over into the water. As a team, all the people stood up to the pirate to save a baby’s life. The fact that they all teamed up to save a baby's life from a man with a gun made them very courageous and bold. They were ready to fight even though they were thirsty and starving