Online lesson Term 2 Week 2 Exercise 1

Topic: Pick a photo from the slideshow and write a descriptive piece. Write in the voice of the character or one of the characters, with focus on the atmosphere, mood and emotions. Post your descriptive piece on your blog.

Firstly, I would be writing about the physical features of the the character and lastly, I would be using these features to write in the perspective of the man in the following picture.

Physical Features/Emotions:
The man in the picture looks as if he is dressed shabbily.
He has not shaved for quite a few days and looks dirty. We can conclude from this point that he has not showered for a few days, most probably because he does not have a home to do so. (Only assumption)
His eyes are full of fear and he is on the brink of tears.
His creased mouth makes him seem nervous.

Shabbily looking + Fear + Grief + Nervous = War
War takes away the homes of many, thus the shabby look. There is also the fear and nervousness that he might get killed/injured in the war and thus the fear in his eyes. The grief could also show that the things that are precious to him are gone like for example, his family members.

Therefore, we can tell/assume that there is a war going on at that time.

From the 1st Person Point of View:
I am scared. Very scared. I don't know why but I feel fear all over me even in my eyes. War is coming. If war is coming, where is my son? Is he injured or in a worse-case scenario, dead? He should be defending the country now as he is serving the nation in the army. What if he doesn't make it out alive? I am really afraid.

All my worries, nervousness and fear are all caused by the fact that the other country is attacking us. Why can't they think of it in a other perspective? Why can't they put themselves into our shoes? They think killing people is fun? They think making people sad is fun? Well they should just stop. They should think of how many lives would be lost in the war, they should think of the families and there well-being is their only child have been killed. Grief would be in the families for life. It would leave a deep scar! Surely they do not want us killing their beloved family members right? I feel that they should just regret what they are doing and stop!