Weekly Blog Post 8

The boys in this picture may not know each other personally or very well, but they all have a lot in common. They come from the same community, dealing struggle within that community. You can see the community's struggle by looking at the boys. I see it in their clothes and shoes. They have average clothes. It does not look particularly torn but none of it looks anything near designer, just average street clothes. The most effective to me is their sandals or no shoes. This is popular in communities that are not as well off and in that part of the world. By looking at them from behind, you can not see their faces, what makes a person most unique from one to the other. From behind they all look very similar. Although ever person, besides identical twins, look a little different from this angle, you can't tell them apart. This adds to them being all being like brothers from their community.

Most likely the two groups of three do know each other more than just by their community, possibly as friends or as brothers. Though you can not necessarily tell if they are talking, it does not appear that they are talking to each other. I assume that because they are all looking out past the railing and not a single one is looking at another person. For boys at this age to be around other boys they know as friends or brothers and not be talking must mean they have a lot running through their mind. It makes me sad to think of kids at that age with so many burdens and so many worries. It is typical to see kids having fun, but not a single one looks like they are having fun in this picture.

Showing the boys slouched and resting their heads on their arms or on the rails shows them having the emotions of being tired, disappointed, or distraught. Showing the kid walking to join them makes me think of all the other kids around that are feeling as they do, like more and more could just keep walking into the picture. The vector of attention is toward mainly the sky and somewhat to the water or peninsula. The sky mirrors the attitude of boys, being gray, cloudy and dull. The water is also gray, not the beautiful green or blue color. It does not seem to be too rough but it is not completely calm either. The peninsula off to the distance could be their village or a village close to theirs, either way it is shadowed with the clouds overhead. The angle in which he took the picture adds to this effect too. Because it is at an angle and not straight on the gray sky and long railing look as if they go on forever. It makes me feel as if it represents how they are feeling, that the rough times are going to be their forever. I found myself staring at the picture determined to find some sun peeking through to show some hope, but there is no sun. This picture makes me feel sympathy for these kids and their families.