Banksy

I had recently found a Banksy piece that I was really intrigued by... my first impressions were 'wow what a shocking image' I understood it straight away! It is a college stencil piece incorporating the Napalm war- the horrible attack of the American troops on Vietnam
Within the picture it interprets so much power but at the same time I just feel so helpless. When I first saw this piece of art I was shocked. The way in which the child is black and white and the characters have contrasting colours (such as black and yellow) indicates that the child is being pulled along by the major superpower of the USA! It also tries to point out, in an cleverly ironic way, how the Americans are treating the Vietnamese people. It shows how they are being manipulated by the USA- hence the fact the two characters are holding up the child's arm. It is a display of dominance. As a geography student I can see the widening gap between economic development which is clearly shown  through this picture- the globalisation of goods and services, cheap labour etc...
The characters captured my attention the most I think... I think they actually look at bit sinister with their patronising smiles! Maybe that's the effect?
The question I ask myself is... Where are they going?