The photograph of John and Yoko's Bed-in appeals to pathos for many reasons. The picture was taken during their honeymoon, which pulled out a lot of strong feelings due to the marriage culture during the 1960s. Most newlyweds are very self involved, and value their honeymoon as a time to relax from the stress of planning a wedding and to celebrate a bountiful life together. The fact that John and Yoko took this as a time to protest draws in emotions from almost everyone, married or not, because the institution of marriage was so significant and universal in almost every culture. While marriage is still a major institution today, perhaps this specific component would be less efficient at appealing to pathos in current society because of many people's cynical views on marriage. All of the flowers shown in the photograph also work to make the viewer sympathetic to the cause because it is a reminder that they are still in celebration, but choosing to celebrate by demonstrating against war, which worked to convince anyone who saw it that the cause was worth not having extravagant festivities.
Olivia O'Keefe
Maybe you should also incorporate an analysis of the angle the pic was taken at. Is there a possibility that the photographer was trying to capture a certain piece of the picture to appeal to the emotion in the photograph? What about the look on the people's faces? Happy? Sad?
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