Journal 1
Aliana while playing The denoted message is straightforward: a volleyball player blocking an in play ball. It is a documentary image capturing a real moment during a play. However, the connoted message is layered. The athlete's posture, intensity, and upward motion suggest drive, and the metaphorical climb toward excellence. In this sense, the image speaks not just to sport, but to identity, effort, and transformation The linguistic message, which often takes the form of a caption, slogan, or overlay text in sports media, may read something like "Pushing Beyond Limits." This anchoring text directs interpretation-what Barthes would call a "relay" rather than simply an anchorage, especially if it is part of a broader narrative or motivational campaign. As Barthes explains, "the text burdens the image, loads it with a culture, a moral, an imagination". The image alone might convey power, but the text transforms that power into a message of perseverance...
