Saturday, September 24, 2011

Government Protecting themselves

in an ARTICLE about raising gas prices that crippled the daily life of citizens in Bangladesh I found this image 
I found many things interesting about this image and it's argument which I believe is that the government does is not involved with it's citizens
1) they have riot police on the streets just to make sure no riots happen or peaceful protests against the government
2) There is a man in the middle who represents the government, he is surrounded by his guards to protect him from anything which he may be at fault for.
3) That man in the center is not also experiencing the common citizens pains and as of such is disconnected. 
4) The wall of policemen indicate that the man in the center is not approachable and therefore no real change can occur nor does it indicate that the government is listening to the public
5) This one is just a big extra but i think cnn is advertising Nokia because the blue bag is just randomly there and is a different color from everything else. Clever advertising if it is.

1 comment:

  1. Fine image Revanth. Next step--fuller attention to context. What about Bangladesh's situation makes this image even more compelling or noteworhty?

    Consider, too, a wider range of tehcnique. Do you note any additional appeals, for example?

    Mr. Heller

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