Thesis: The photograph of my family and I in Destin, Florida marks the embarkment of a new journey in my life, reminding me that my past is gone, reminding me of the importance of family, and reminding me how the future awaits a better life in order to accomplish Amit Kalantri’s viewpoints of a photo.
Introduction
I. The photo is in remembrance of how my past is gone. A. How my life was before my dad’s remarriage. 1. How I lived with my biological mother throughout the day 2. The sense of loneliness I felt as an only child B. My life inside the photograph 1.This was our first vacation as a family 2. How my life has changed in that photograph
II. The photograph emphasizes the importance of a family A. My stepmother is a living miracle 1. How she has come into my life 2. She creates the happiness in everyone B. The family in the photograph 1. There is no negativity
2. The brightness of the background emphasizes the happiness of the moment.
III. The future holds greater things. A. Happiness has continued on 1. Mom works at us being the best that we can be 2. The happiness shown in the photograph foreshadows so many more opportunities we continue to have. B. Letting go of the past 1. I am able to let go of my biological mother and am able to be happy. 2. The smile shown on my face foreshadows the better life I have been able to live out
Conclusion
Here, you see a picture. Now, when someone gives me a photograph, all I ever see are people enjoying themselves, and I bet this is what you see right now. To be honest, most of us never really stop to think, “What is the meaning of this photograph?” or “For what reason is he or she showing this to me?” All we really see is just the basics of the photograph… The Who? What? and Where? Does anyone really ever ask why? Use my photo as an example. Why is this piece of colored paper