This WWII propaganda poster shows soldiers from WWII marching off to war, while being watched by those that fought in the Revolutionary War. Its is trying to convey the message that Americans will always fight for liberty, and at that time, they were standing up and fighting for the same values as those that began America. To make this poster anti-war related, I would do several things. The main change I would make to this poster would involve the soldiers that are marching off to war. I would have the soldiers marching down steps into the ground. At the end of the steps would be a hole with a gravestone that read, "Here lies (blank), he fought valiantly for his country." With a gravestone with this heading, it makes it seem like if you die in the army, they do not bother to care about who you are, you're just another name on the same gravestone that everyone got. The soldiers marching down into their graves is a very discouraging idea if one is thinking of joining the armed forces, and it sends the message that if you join to fight, you are pretty much digging your own grave. I would keep the writing on the poster the same. It reads, "Americans will always fight for liberty." If I keep the writing the same while having them walk to their deaths, it becomes ironic. It says that Americans will always fight, but in doing so they will die trying. These changes, in my opinion, will create a very anti-war related poster.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
This WWII propaganda poster shows soldiers from WWII marching off to war, while being watched by those that fought in the Revolutionary War. Its is trying to convey the message that Americans will always fight for liberty, and at that time, they were standing up and fighting for the same values as those that began America. To make this poster anti-war related, I would do several things. The main change I would make to this poster would involve the soldiers that are marching off to war. I would have the soldiers marching down steps into the ground. At the end of the steps would be a hole with a gravestone that read, "Here lies (blank), he fought valiantly for his country." With a gravestone with this heading, it makes it seem like if you die in the army, they do not bother to care about who you are, you're just another name on the same gravestone that everyone got. The soldiers marching down into their graves is a very discouraging idea if one is thinking of joining the armed forces, and it sends the message that if you join to fight, you are pretty much digging your own grave. I would keep the writing on the poster the same. It reads, "Americans will always fight for liberty." If I keep the writing the same while having them walk to their deaths, it becomes ironic. It says that Americans will always fight, but in doing so they will die trying. These changes, in my opinion, will create a very anti-war related poster.
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