Firstly, the photographer chose to use the theme of black and white to convey the message that during the period of war, it was sad and gloomy. The effect of color actually gives the viewer a sense of happiness and people will feel cheerful viewing the colored picture; in direct opposite, a colorless picture shows and tells the reader that the picture is sad and there is no color, no excitement or happiness in the lives of the people. It is a way of telling the viewer the general atmosphere of the picture or photograph. In this photograph, there is a man who is injured and pleading the soldiers to spare his life, where two men are actually helping and trying to save the man from death. It is a moment of anguish for the person who is hurt and is going to pass on sooner or later. The photographer, by capturing this photo, is trying to tell the public the harm of war and to a certain extent, trying to do his part in advising people to stop fighting. The mood is very miserable and as the wounded man pleads for his life to be spared. The man is crying because he knows he will be killed but he still hopes to live on as he is innocent. The cruelty in man is also shown in this picture as the ignorance of the soldiers as they ignore the man’s pleads and continues the process of the disastrous war. In conclusion, the writer is trying to convey the sad emotions and miserable mood and pitiful atmosphere through the picture of the man pleading for his life to be spared.