This article pisses me off beyond words. They're talking about the artistic value of the photo, the composition, the alignment with the buildings. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, IT'S A PICTURE OF A MANS DEATH!!!!!! NOT AN ART SHOT!!!!! I think you people have completely missed the point of this article. It is philosophical commentary. I think it has gone completely over your heads. Try reading it again. This is one of the most insightful and revealing articles I have read on 9-11 – it is well written.
Equating the “Falling Man” to the unknown soldier of wars is a masterful analogy.
I have not missed the point of the article. Falling Man as equivalent to the Tomb of the Unknowns is a fine point.
Chasing his family around the funeral trying to find out who he was is NOT OK, especially after they already refused to talk to him!
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