visually visual argument

agent: this is created by a person who is opposed to pat downs in the airport. He/she is opposed because it takes away their privacy when so many hands are touching private places. It was probably done by a woman because women are probably more sensitive to pat downs as they have more "private places" on their body and thus feel violated very quickly. Plus it is usually women that are sexually assaulted so this may remind them of feeling like they are having a similar experience.
act: The argument is that airport pat downs are too invasive and they take away peoples freedom of privacy. also, this could argue that women are more helpless than men because the photographer didn't use a man for this depiction. This is because society sees women as being more helpless than men and it would be more visually stirring if there was a woman being inapropriately handled rather than a man who usually is more masculine and strong.
agency: The agent is simply a picture, without words or sounds or other graphics. This is because the reader can confidently assume, without the use of words, that this woman feels helpless and violated, and that words would just detract from the power of the picture.
scene: the picture was taken for those anyone that goes through security at an airport (anybody that flies). it is probably more specifically for those people that have had an experience with pat downs or have to be pat down every time they pass through security because they have something like a metal knee that sets off the alarms every time. It is probably also more for women because even though some may never have had a sexual assault encounter they can sympathize with the women in the picture better than men could.
purpose: the purpose is to show that pat downs are too invasive and inapropriate and take away your freedom of privacy and should not be used anymore. It also shows how devalued women are in society and that they probably feel the most violated in said pat downs.
This picture is powerful because it shows how helpless people, especially women can feel when they are being patted down. she is being pulled apart in all directions which puts her in a more helpless position, as she a person could touch any part of her body. Also, the black background adds a feeling of despair and hoplessness, like you are being thrust into a black hole and don't have the ability to get out, or stop the pat down process. The use of mulitple hands shows in one image that there is no "private place" anymore, that they can feel free to touch the breasts, underneath the clothes and in the genital area. also, the hands are shown in a claw-like position, adding to the fact that the person doesn't matter because they are not handling her kindly but rather clawing and pinching and pulling. The smeared mascara on her face shows that she has been crying because she feels so helpless and like there the pat down is a violation of her body. The fact that she is looking up toward some light is depicts her disgust because she can't even look at the security people when they pat her down and there is no point in arguing with them because they are the ones in control. this brings up the social norm that women are not dominate and they have no power. It is usually in a relationship that this is the case but it shows that they have a very degraded role in society if they are even a minority to the security at the airport. Also, the fact that she is looking to a light indicates that she wants to have this end as quick as possible and she is looking to brighter and happier times to get her through this experience. The bluntness of the image reminds the audience of sexual assault and forces the person to believe that these pat downs are basically legal sexual assault.