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Commemorative tattooIdentification
This document is a colour photograph of a man standing in front of the American flag.
Description
We can notice a helmet under his left arm. His back is naked (nu) and we can see his huge (énorme) tattoo. We recognize the Twin Towers in the middle. They are on fire.
On the left there is the torch of the Statue of Liberty.
We can also see several names on the left and two angels at the top.
Interpretation
We understand that the man is a fireman who was present on September 11, 2002 during the attack of the World Trade Center. The torch is the symbol of New-York City and the names are probably the names of other firemen working with him, his friends maybe, who died in the explosion.
This big tattoo on his back is a tribute to this tragic event. He survived the explosion but he is probably sad because he lost his friends that day. He is also proud to be a fireman in New-York City and he is patriotic about his country.
Débat possible:
Would you agree to have a tattoo on your body? Why? Why not?
Why not, you eat other animals, don’t you ?
Identification & description
This document is an advert for the Vegetarian Society. It is a black and white photo of a baby dog (a puppy) sitting in the middle of a plate. The plate is on a table and we can see a fork and a knife on both sides of the plate.
At the bottom of the photo, there is a caption: “Why not, you eat other animals, don’t you?”
Interpretation
We understand that the aim of this advert is to dissuade people from eating meat.
It is insinuating that if we are able to eat other animals, we can also eat this dog.
Usually, when people eat meat, they eat beef or pork or chicken.
Eating a dog is something shocking because a dog is a pet. It is like a member of the family and we can’t imagine eating our pet. It would be barbaric and criminal.
When we eat meat, we don’t think of the animal: for us, meat is food but when we think of a dog or a cat, we think of