WWI Poster Analysis

1. I would define the word propaganda as artistic means to persuade people to one political belief or to tell a political story through art.
2. Propaganda → the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person: ideas, facts or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propaganda)
4. PHOTO 1 : I immediately notice the woman who appears t be sleeping in a chair while wearing an american flag. My eye is drawn to the dark background behind the woman because the darkness seems to have a face which is very intriguing.  PHOTO 2 : Immediately my eyes are drawn to the large what seems to be gorilla in the center of the poster, who is carrying a distressed lady. You can also see a body of water and what looks like older architecture like what can be found in europe. You can also see in the sand where the gorilla is standing, “America”. ALso the gorilla seems to be carrying a large stick which I believe says culture.  PHOTO 3: In this poster I immediately notice the person in the back of the picture, he is holding what can be assumed to be a baenet. The person also has blood on his hands and seems to have destroyed a city. The final thing that i notice right off the bat was the person's green eyes.
5. PHOTO 1: I think the artist was trying to tell the people of america to get off the butt and do something to help the war . You are able to pick up on the message from the large writing on the top and bottom of the page. PHOTO 2: I think the artist was trying to say that the europeans aren't afraid to come to america and mess stuff up for us. The writing on the page suggests that the europeans were brutes and the fact that the gorilla is carrying a women shows that they are willing to do anything to win this war. PHOTO 3: The artist of this poster was trying to tell the people of america that if they didn’t buy liberty bonds then they were going to be killed by the huns.
6. PHOTO 1 : I think the audience the artist was trying to reach was the amercian women and children, i think this because it is stated and the lady in the picture looks to be a teenager. PHOTO 2: I think the audience the artist was trying to reach was all the american people who were able to enlist. The artist wanted to show what would happen if we didn’t have a large enough military to fight the europeans. PHOTO3: The audience of this photo was everyone in america, because it doesn't give any context clues that it was reaching for a certain gender to look closer or a certain age group.
7. I personally believe that the federal government shouldn’t used tax dollars to create propaganda, because if you need to convince that many people of what you are doing is right than it is most likely wrong.
8. I think the federal government thought it was important to create propaganda during World War I because they need as many people as possible to help win the war, otherwise they were toast.

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