| Jimin Baik/ Reaction essay in response to the two photographs on page 152/ Thursday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Two comparative pictures on children's emotions
There are many pictures that show children's emotions, but these two pictures express them very clearly. One is "Village School" by Margaret Bourke-White. The other one is called "Children's Puppet Theatre" by Alfred Eisenstadt. These two contrastive pictures, although both of them are about children's emotions, have many differences. Among them, the major three differences are: the backgrounds, the facial expressions, and the postures.
First of all, the background of "Village School" is dark and confined, while that of "Children's Puppet Theatre" is bright and open. In "Village School", the children are sitting in a confined area. Behind the children, there is a wooden wall. There is nothing to bright the room, and consequently, the room is very dark. This suggests that the children in the photo are in the situation which is comparatively less free and suppressed. On the contrary, in "Children's Puppet Theatre", the children are in the open area. Behind the children, one can see trees and a roof of the outdoor theatre. Through the tree leaves, the sunshine is penetrating. In conclusion, the children are in an opened, bright area, on a sunny day. This means that the children are free, without any controlling force.
Next, the facial expressions in "Village School" are controlled, while those in "Children's Puppet Theatre" are lively and free. In "Village School", most of the children are not expressing their emotions freely. On the right side, the boy who is in the first row definitely shows some curiosity toward the camera. On the other hand, the two boys who are sitting in the second row seem like they are afraid. Behind the two boys, five boys look emotionless, while showing a bit of hostility and curiosity toward the camera. On the left side, the boy in the first row and another boy on the left side of the second row seem indifferent, because they are not looking at the camera but somewhere. The three boys behind the two look like that they have some curiosity and hostility toward the camera but cannot express their feeling. In "Children's Puppet Theatre", the facial expressions are much livelier. At the very front, on the right side, the girl who is leaning her body against another girl's shoulder looks sleepy. Behind her, the girl with black hair and glasses look like she is almost panicked. On the left of the sleepy girl, the girl with the very same hairstyle and clothes with the sleepy girl looks a bit afraid and astonished. At the center of the picture, the boy is yelling out loud putting his hands up in the sky. Beneath his arm, a blond girl is also screaming covering her mouth with her both hands. Below her face, there is also a girl with hair band and earrings who is also screaming. And at the left corner of the photo, there is a poor boy with a hat covering his ears to protect them from noises.
Last but not least, the postures in "Village School" are still, while those in "Children's Puppet Theatre" are free. In "Village School", the children are all in a neat row. There are many dark, wooden chairs in the photo. Even though the chairs seem to be broad enough to accommodate 3 children per one chair, only two children at maximum are sitting per one chair. Also, the children are sitting still and not touching each other. They are not even looking at each other. This means that there is no personal touch between them. On the contrary, in "Children's Puppet Theatre", the chairs are invisible, and it seems like children are sitting on the ground without row. The boy on the center is even half-standing. On the right side of the photo, the girl is leaning against another girl's shoulder, and that girl is putting her hand on the shoulder of the leaned girl. Although they are all looking at the front, one can clearly see that there are lots of personal touches between them by their postures.
To sum up, "Village School" has much more controlled, confined, and dark atmosphere compared to "Children's Puppet Theatre". In "Children's Puppet Theatre", the atmosphere is much more expressive and free. This difference comes from three major differences. First, "Village School" suggests confined, dark background while "Children's Puppet Theatre" shows open, bright background. Also, the first photo shows the children with vague facial expressions, while the second picture contains the children full of expressions. Lastly, the children are in a row and sitting still in the first photo, while the children are gathered freely in the second one. Each of the two pictures depicts children's emotions, but they show definite contrast with each other.
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Jimin Baik/ Reaction essay in response to the two photographs on page 152/ Thursday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Hi. what a full of describtions! I really liked your specific explanations about photos. You seem to well point out the differences! I especially liked the difference of 'posture'.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, how did you know the girl in the 2nd photo has blond hair? just out of curiosity haha XD! You must have concentrated on it!
Anyway, I like the overall organization of your essay that made me understand the differences between two photos clearly.
But I think it'd be much better if you arrange(?) a bit of 2nd body paragraph. It seems there are too many similar expressions about the descriptions on boys. You can just simply put those(staring at camera, curiosity, hostillity) in one or two sentences :)
I`m amazed at your essay because of its quantity! You might spend your time much on writing this essay. And your expressions is nice, so I become ashamed because of my essay, which has low quality and quantity. Compared with Ms.Yang`s comment, I think your various expressions in second body paragraph is good. I think you have a great skills to describe something.
ReplyDeleteJimin Baik/ Second Draft of 10th Assignment/ Reaction essay in response to the two photographs on page 152/ Thursday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ReplyDeleteTwo comparative pictures on children’s emotions
There are many pictures that show children’s emotions, but these two pictures express them very clearly. One is “Village School” by Margaret Bourke-White. The other one is called “Children’s Puppet Theatre” by Alfred Eisenstadt. These two contrastive pictures, although both of them are about children’s emotions, have many differences. Among them, the major three differences are: the backgrounds, the facial expressions, and the postures.
First of all, the background of “Village School” is dark and confined, while that of “Children’s Puppet Theatre” is bright and open. In “Village School”, the children are sitting in a confined area. Behind the children, there is a wooden wall. There is nothing to bright the room, and consequently, the room is very dark. This suggests that the children in the photo are in the situation which is comparatively less free and suppressed. On the contrary, in “Children’s Puppet Theatre”, the children are in the open area. Behind the children, there are trees and a roof of the outdoor theatre. Through the tree leaves, the sunshine is penetrating. So, it’s crystal clear that the children are in an opened, bright area, on a sunny day. This means that the children are free, without any controlling force.
Next, the facial expressions in “Village School” are controlled, while those in “Children’s Puppet Theatre” are lively and free. In “Village School”, most of the children are not expressing their emotions freely. On the right side, the boy who is in the first row definitely shows some curiosity toward the camera. On the other hand, the two boys who are sitting in the second row seem like they are afraid. On the left side, the boy in the first row and another boy on the left side of the second row seem indifferent, because they are not looking at the camera but somewhere. The rest of the boys at the back look like that they have some curiosity and hostility toward the camera but cannot express their feeling. In “Children’s Puppet Theatre”, the facial expressions are much livelier and more diverse. At the very front, on the right side, the girl who is leaning her body against another girl’s shoulder looks sleepy. Behind her, the girl with black hair and glasses look like she is almost panicked. On the left side of the sleepy girl, the girl with the very same hairstyle and clothes with the sleepy girl looks a bit afraid and astonished. At the center of the picture, the boy is yelling out loud putting his hands up in the sky. Beneath his arm, a blond girl is also screaming covering her mouth with her both hands. Below her face, there is also a girl with hair band and earrings who is also screaming. And at the left corner of the photo, there is a poor boy with a hat covering his ears to protect them from noises.
Last but not least, the postures in “Village School” are still, while those in “Children’s Puppet Theatre” are free. In “Village School”, the children are all in a neat row. There are many dark, wooden chairs in the photo. Even though the chairs seem to be broad enough to accommodate 3 children per one chair, only two children at maximum are sitting per one chair, which means they are under control. Also, the children are sitting still and neither touching each other nor looking at each other. This means that there is no personal touch between them. On the contrary, in “Children’s Puppet Theatre”, the chairs are invisible, and it seems like children are sitting on the ground without row. The boy at the center is even half-standing. On the right side of the photo, the sleepy girl is leaning against another girl’s shoulder, and that girl is putting her hand on the shoulder of the sleepy girl. Although they are all looking at the front, it’s clear that there are lots of personal touches between them.
ReplyDeleteTo sum up, “Village School” has much more controlled, confined, and dark atmosphere compared to “Children’s Puppet Theatre”. In “Children’s Puppet Theatre”, the atmosphere is much more expressive and free. This difference comes from three major dissimilarities. First, “Village School” suggests confined, dark background while “Children’s Puppet Theatre” shows open, bright background. Also, the first photo shows the children with vague facial expressions, while the second picture contains the children full of expressions. Lastly, the children are in a row and sitting still in the first photo, while the children are gathered freely and touching each other in the second one. Each of the two pictures depicts children’s emotions, but they show definite contrast with each other.