Realism

Baudelaire’s essay is a realist perspective. He feels that simplicity is the best way to be distinguished, because it shows that you are not superficial and you don’t need material possessions to live. ” The author portrays Brady as a revolutionary. He finds solitude by not listening to anyone but himself. He used a realistic approach to get his point across. It is unknown if Brady had a political agenda behind these photos, but it can be said that they changed the way people looked at war. His beliefs are not influenced by anything except his own thought. If you dress plain, then you remain mysterious. Many people, who have experienced war, had painful memories brought back to them when they viewed Brady’s photos. These images left a tremendous impact on society and for the first time ever, people could clearly see the meaning of the term “war is hell. He made the tragedy and horror of war more realistic and apparent to the world, because for the first time ever people could see the results of combat rather than believing what they are told. He does not want to be engaged in society. He says that people should not dress fancy, because attire shows too much about someone’s personality. The media preferred more patriotic images of war, rather than images of corpses with their heads blown off.