Chapter 7: Core Values Of Posters

3.) A.) Figures 8.7 and 8.8 are both enlistment posters aimed at young men. What emotional responses do the artists seek to arouse in their intended audience? How are their methods alike, and how do they differ?

The success of these images would not have been possible if it were not for the artists. An example of one of theses artists is Rex Woods. Woods studied at the Ontario College of Art and regularly made covers for popular magazines such a Maclean’s and Canadian Home Journal. During World War II, Canadian Home Journal featured one of his works that depicted the mood the of the war. Woods’ work showcased an advertisement for the Victory Bonds and it includes many aspects of the typical World War II poster. The image shows a clear sense of urgency and shows the hardships that the Canadian soldiers are going through. One can also see the colour contrast between the figures and the background since the colours on the foreground are muted greens and blues, whereas the background is a rich, red Ontario flag. This contrast brings focus the background of the flag, which reinforces the idea of tapping into the values and beliefs of patriotism. There is also a sense of victory in this image because the soldier in focus has a light shone onto him, which symbolizes the “light at the end of the tunnel”/victory for the Canadian troops. The overall composition of the piece is quite powerful as well because the main soldier in focus is seen grabbing a gun from a woman machinist (judging by her uniform) before heading off into war. The bodies of both figures show power because the woman does her part as a Canadian citizen by helping the soldier and the man is in a stance where he is about the head into combat. Body plays an important role in this piece because it portrays the political message of asking Canadians to help soldiers in the war. The stances the figures have show courage and some fear, which helps show viewers the bravery and patriotism the soldiers have to protect their land, which persuades an

The purpose of the poster is to make men join the NAVY. It’s intended for men, because men were the ones to gain the “guns” and the emotion they get would be put down, because they don’t have the muscles the NAVY man does. The beliefs would be that if they join the NAVY they would look strong with muscles .

Local papers were not the only ones guilty of manipulating patriotism for recruitment and draft purposes. Years after the war, Harper’s Weekly would be credited for mass recruitings during the drafts with their romanticized drawings of soldiers and pro-draft articles (Kuhn). One example of this is an article shortly after the battle at Fort Sumter. In the article “Swearing in Volunteers at Washington,” Harper’s Weekly reported on how the attack sparked a large movement of men from all companies volunteered to protect Washington, D.C. in the face of war. The weekly illustrated a picture of men standing proud amongst each other under the U.S. flag. The paper indirectly promoted men to sign up for the war by praising the heroic volunteers who are trying to protect their country (“SWEARING

In 1972, in Strongsville, Ohio, the book was banned for indecent language. The ban was later removed in 1976. The book was challenged in Dallas, Texas (1974) and Snoqalmie, Washington (1979) for its references to women as whores. The book was also opposed in many regions because it portrayed the war as unromantic, showed the horrific and meaningless side of war, displayed the absurdity of the military, and degraded the military. The war was traditionally portrayed in a romantic sense. Wives and mothers writing to their husbands and sons that were of heroically fighting for their country and loved ones. The poster perfect scenes. Heller describes the men as single people not meant to be fighting and to be chasing skirts, he revels their professions before the war, some as business executives and photographers. Heller uses Yossarian’s thoughts and actions to revel who meaningless he thought the war was. In the beginning, Yossarian and several other soldiers pretend to be sick in order to avoid the war. In chapter 14, Yossarian’s squadron receives the go ahead on Bologna. Yossarian pretends that his intercom is not working and has Kid Sampson land the plane and wait for the others to return. Yossarian does all that he can to avoid the

Rhetorical Description: Posters for An Inconvenient Truth Movie posters serve a variety of purposes in the entertainment world. One of the more important intentions of a movie poster is to advertise and appeal to an audience in order to sell a film. Using illustrations, typography, coloring, and attractive layouts are crucial in capturing an audience’s attention. Gaining the attention of an audience is imperative to selling a movie. In order to lure people into paying to see a movie, an advertisement for the film must succeed in capturing the audience.

“War posters deal with life, death, truth, justice and the fate of nations.” (Nelson 85) In good times they emphasized America’s unity as a nation and offered even more ways to help as individual citizens. In bad times, posters sought to boost morale, increase work production, and remind people not to grow lazy in their efforts to aid enlisted soldiers. Although critics try to fit posters of the war into categories or genres, it is difficult because of their wide variety. (Nelson 91) Posters covered such topics as recruitment, patriotism, and the worker at home. They displayed women’s roles in the war and simple efforts even the elderly and children could make. These efforts included victory gardens and food, metal, and rubber drives. When the threat of spies in America was a predominant fear, posters warning of careless talk could be seen everywhere. Two general themes, in which posters were highly effective, included “those that convey American strength and those that confront the viewer with the human and emotional costs of war.” (Ryan 250) “You can trace the development of the attitudes toward the war in a poster’s choice of subject matter.” (Nelson 88) With the beginning of war, posters tended to take on a hopeful and strong attitude, whereas later on the tone was inadvertently

Posters served as a very effective method of mass communication. Posters typically spread messages, promoted causes, or convinced Americans to conserve resources. Of even greater importance was the way posters could influence public opinion or unite people for a common cause. The more the Navy attacks men and devalues them, more will be joining to prove that they are man enough to fight for their country.

I propaganda piece I chose for you is from canada and it's about WW1 in 1914.The Propaganda poster has bunch of different soldiers from other branches of the military. Also you can see different nationalities in the poster wearing different uniform.The opinion I think the Canadian poster is trying to say is that together we can win the war. I believe the word they chose “Together” is a really good message because its show no matter what color you are together we can win the war. What I think the people they want to see their poster is young men that can serve the military.I think the emotion that the poster is trying to convey for the audience is unity because trying to get men to join their army. this is effective because it encouraged people

This technique skillfully uses the psychological deterrence from the state power and brings intensively visual effect into play. During the World War I, James Montgomery Flagg’s ”Uncle Sam Wants You" poster was created to spur recruitment, promote food conservation, vilify alleged German atrocities, and sell war bonds. In World War II, the British designed and manufactured three posters, all having the image of a Tudor crown on it to enhance troop morale. They are: “Freedom Is In Peril. Defend It With All Your Might”, “Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory” and “Keep Calm and Carry On”.

The final document that I will be analyzing is an article from a newspaper page from The Kansas City Times, published on Friday, October 4, 1918. After I take a glance at this document I see three quarters of the page covered by only two written articles and the rest of the page contains advertisements of upcoming theater plays and shows. The illustrations in the advertisements of the shows are not nearly as sensational as those with the football illustrations. The article that I will be analyzing is headlined, “War Makes Men Leaders.” The article begins to tell a story about American forces in France and the daily lives of each ranked soldier. Then the article talks about how different the lives of the American soldiers are in France compared to the lives lived in America. The article signifies the fact that they will not be experiencing “a great football or baseball match between two of our colleges at home (Jenkins, 1918).” This statement in an article talking about war is very significant as it shows the value that Americans hold for the sports games. The article shows that the soldiers will not be missing anything else except for a football or baseball game, signifying it as the most important experience in American society. This signifier is an advertisement strategy reminding the reader that Americans cherish their sports games more than anything. This is an example of selling the games through articles. This impacts both the newspaper and the games, increasing their

I chose these two images to show the difference in recruiting Ads in the Untied States military from the 1940s and how they look today. I’m also going to describe the target audience of each image and compare them to one another. Each of these images encourages Americans to serve in the military by utilizing different techniques in order to appeal to a specific crowd. Though both images encourage the same thing they do so in different ways. This is due to the fact that they were both made 70 years apart from one another, so the stipulations for enlisting were different at the time.

The piece I have created is a poster reflecting the three principles for making economic decisions, plus trusting in God’s providence to change the world. I used ink pens and coloured pencils to showcase images reflecting solidarity for the earth and one another. Solidarity means unity, it’s a society standing together for the greater good. In the centre of the poster a group of people are seen consoling one another and showing empathy. Their unity and efforts to help one another reflect the the theme of solidarity. Surrounding this image, are pictures that reflect the three principles for making economic decisions such as promoting human dignity by helping the poor, reflecting that the earth was made for all beings, and caring for the earth

Sadly, one of the most important artists is ignored, the war propaganda artist. These artists used their talent to make the beholder feel a certain way about the war, like he needs to do their part to serve their country. War propaganda was used to rally troops, persuade people to become workers, and encourage citizens to purchase war bonds to support their country (HowStuffWorks). Artists also went to the extreme of using children and how they could be influence by the enemies. For example, “Don’t Let That Shadow Touch Them,” depicts the shadow of a Nazi symbol almost coming into contact with a group of children (Smith). During WWII, many strategies were used to pull at the peoples’ heart, some of them were: color, symbols, companionship depictions, and

In the poster with the family looking on as the men marched off to war it could have been portrayed to guilt the men into going. If the men didn’t want to march off to war it made the women feel that they didn’t care about them. Therefore, they would feel less pride and security. Furthermore, in the other poster they guilted the men by saying at the bottom of the poster, “Be a Man and Do It”. I am sure this made the men feel they had to because if they didn’t they would be considered less of a man. This wasn’t just in the public eyes but in the family’s eyes as well. How could you live with yourself if you knew other men and women were fighting for your freedom while you were