Profile in Courage
The profile in courage is a picture that tells a great story, and reminds the people of China of a horrible time in their history. The picture teaches a lesson on courage but most importantly it is effective in communicating its message. Simply, the message of this picture is to show one man's courage that strands in front of the tank to protest for his right. This picture teaches a good lesson that if a nation look in its past it may find solutions for its future. The picture demonstrate a lot of character and shows good skills of the photographer. This image is effective because of its excellent composition, straight to the point text and it express an emotional appeal. The composition is an interesting thing in this picture. The main focus is of this picture is the man standing before the tank and the photographer tried as much as possible to capture this picture when everything is pointing to the man. The photographer wants to bring one's attention to the man standing in front of the tank in the way that the lines points towards the man, the nose of the tank points towards the man, and there…show more content… Dana Calvo the writer of “profile in Courage” describes the emotional appealing in the best words, “There he is, a thin young man dressed in a white shirt and dark pants squaring off against a line of tanks, a lone human figure daring a great nation’s military to mow him down in plain sight” (1). One does not have to read the story of this picture to understand that this picture is a sad picture. This emotional appeal prepares the reader emotionally-wise and set the standard how one should feel before reading anything about the picture. This appeal make the picture stronger, and attractive. It captures the people’s attention because of its sad tone and non-verbal message. This appeal makes the picture more
