Buchenwald Concentration Camp Visual Analysis Essay

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Survivors of Buchenwald Concentration Camp Visual Analysis World War II ended and several photographs of the Nazi death camps were released and distributed worldwide. These photographs depicted the carnage committed during the Holocaust and instilled a deep hatred towards the Nazis. Some of these images served to justify American intervention in World War II. The power of image is often ignored and goes unnoticed. They possess a certain ability to aggravate extreme changes in emotions and thinking that only visual media can do over standard text. The shades of black and gray paint a dreary unpleasant experience for the viewer. If this picture would have been printed in color it would not have had the emotional magnitude that…show more content…
All of these factors: a lack of food and clothing, frigid temperatures and horrible living conditions must have made for a bleak existence. All of the men are using what appears to be their metal plate or pan as their pillow; they do not appear to have mattresses or other padding which also shows that the living conditions were less than desirable. The viewer gets a very good idea of what the photographer(name?) was trying to invoke by taking this picture; showing the psychological and physical pain these men went through on a daily basis. Where were the women and children living and what are the living conditions them as well.(?) This photograph seems to be trying to serve a higher purpose. Not only did they expose the horrors of the Holocaust, but they were probably meant to reassure(of what?) Americans. Many Americans were hesitant to participate in another world war. However, when the war was finally over and images such as these began making their way to the public most Americans must have felt justified to wage war against the
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