Visual vs Symbolic Language

  

 Sad
Stress
Nice suit
Brief case
Blurry
Staircase
Head in hand
Business building
Exposed
Dark
Slumped
Looking at the ground
Bottom of staircase
Off-centered

The man in the image seems to be in distress by the position he is sitting. His head is ducked and his left hand raised to his forehead. His shoulders are slumped and by the expression on his face, it looks as if all hope has gone. He is also sitting at the bottom of a staircase of what looks like a business building. He is in a very nice suit with a briefcase next to him. It looks as if he had a nice job but was just laid off and leaving the office. The image is slightly blurry with the edges of the images fading out to black. This further emphasizes the despair. The way he sits on the staircase makes it look as if he's vulnerable and now exposed.

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