Poem Analysis: The Vietnam War

Text 1 is a black and white photograph that represents what influence the war had on the civilians of Vietnam through the use of camera angles. The camera angles were used to gain a sense of contrast between the young boys and the weapons around them and the body language of the civilians gives us an idea of what these times were like. Taken during the 1950’s in Vietnam, the text demonstrates that the war and the people the young boys were around have had an influence on how they think they should be acting as a means of confronting the viewer with the circumstances that the young boys are in. This is evident through the composer’s representation of juxtaposition between the young boys and the weapons around them. The image is taken using a
The image taken in the jungles of Vietnam, the text represents how traumatic the war is on the people of Vietnam as a means of opposing the viewer with the frightfulness of what it would have been like in the life as a Vietnamese civilian. This is apparent through the producer’s depiction of symbolism. The composer uses symbolism to show how petrified the Vietnamese civilians are, hiding in a stream full of muddy water. The composers use of symbolism proposes that civilians are the most vulnerable people in the time of war because in the text the producer symbolises the battles the civilians went through. The producer’s intention is to explain how it would feel to be a Vietnamese civilian during these times. Furthermore. The idea about how traumatic the war was on the people of Vietnam is intensified through the composer’s use of facial expressions. This is evident through the composer’s demonstration of the facial expressions of the Vietnamese people in the text. In text 2, the facial expressions of the civilians are very destressed and scared due to the war that is taking place while they’re hiding in a muddy stream. You can tell from the image and the faces of the people is that they are scared for their life about what may happen to them, especially the mother and child in the text. The composer’s use of facial expressions suggests that there is trauma in the lives of the Vietnamese civilians. Evidently the composer’s intention is to show how the civilians of a city or town can easily become vulnerable victims of war and conflict. Finally, the composer’s depiction of conflict and war positions the viewer to reflect on war and conflict can affect people’s lives and their standard of living conditions. The viewers are also positioned to feel sympathetic for the victims of the Vietnam war for all the trauma they've gone