ld in most cases understand the emotional joy and importance of Birthdays for children and therefore be emotionally saddened by this image. The setting of the photograph in a hospital creates a hieghtened awareness of the isolation of Iraq and the deliberate high camera angle lends to the idea of the Iraqi peoples submissiveness and vulnerability.The title is another technique which Arbuthnot employs to provoke certain emotions within the reader. The title "Dying of shame", being a metaphor, challenges the thoughts and values of the reader as their first reaction towards it may differ after reading the article. Most peoples first immpression of the title would be to assume that the Iraqi people are the ones who are dying of shame. After reading the article however and understanding its contextual meaning it can actually be concluded that the readers are actually the ones who will eventuate in a shameful death because of their lack of support to Iraqi situation. This thought within oneself conjures emotions of sympathy, pity and regret towards the situation and the children of Iraq - which is the main aim of Arbuthnot. The position and formation of the title being centred and faded, reflects the idea of death and emphasises the link between the two bolded words - "Dying" and "shame", two words most would wish not to be associated with one another and applied to themselves.Language is an essential technique that writers use to appeal to certain readers emotions. In "Dying of shame", Felicity Arbuthnot mainly uses metaphors to create a deeper sense of understanding and compassion towards the treatment of children in Iraq. Specific examples include Arbuthnots appeal to peoples values when she expresses that "The embargo has meant the death of childhood" - an obvious impossibility, but an insinuation that the embargo has caused an end to typical childlike things. The emotional impact of this metaphor therefore creates for the audience a se...
