Describing Paragraph: Boy With Toy Hand Grenade!

The old black-and-white photo shows an approximately 10 year old boy in a city park holding a toy hand grenade. It looks like a sunny and delightful day. Even though some people are strolling around in the blurry background, the main focus is definitely on the young boy. He is standing on the pavement all by himself, under the shade of the big a tree right behind him. The boy is dressed in a rather casual way, wearing a checked shirt, dark overalls and socks which are far too big. The strap of his overalls hang awkwardly off his right shoulder and create an untidy image. His incredibly skinny arms and legs make him appear undernourished, and since his clothes are oversized this impression is intensified. His actually rather likeable and not unfriendly face is framed by short fair hair. On this photo, however, the boy’s face is contorted in a weird way. His eyes, which looked directly into the camera, are opened wide, his lips are distorted and his teeth are clenched together. The impression that this boy is desperate, tense, even slightly maniac is supported by him making this bizarre face. Additionally, his left hand is strained in a claw-like gesture and his right hand clenches the toy grenade tightly. He seems to be irritated or unsettled by something and does not look relaxed at all. The entire picture creates a rather dark atmosphere and evokes a somehow disturbing ambiguity because of several reasons. One upsetting aspect is that a boy, who should be glad enough to be able to play in a park on a wonderful, sunny day, appears to be so utterly unhappy. In addition to this, his playing with a hand grenade is somehow frightening and troubling.