Norman Rockwell's Homecoming Marine

The background are grey and other dark colours representing the mood of the that time since it was fairly grim and not a happy time during the depression and right before an impending war. The painting tells the perspective of an isolationist who do not see the consequences of ignoring the overseas war. The character in the painting can be seen as a wife and husband, and a soldier against an enemy soldier, to put deeper meaning it would be the wife representing isolationists, the husband representing Canada (Canadian politicians) and the two soldiers with one being the Canadian army and the other the enemy. The story in the painting is that the wife/isolationist tries to keep her husband/Canada to stay on the other side, the safer side, whereas the monsters fear, duty, and guilt continues to pester and haunt the husband pulling him to choose to go to battle. He fears the advances of the axis powers, is guilty of the sacrifices that have been made so far just so they don’t have to fight and feel responsible as a Canadian, as a nation to protect the peace of the world.

In Kyle Longley’s, The Morenci Marines, nine young Morenci boys took the call to duty, not knowing that only three will return from the warzone of Vietnam. These boys, some Native American, Mexican American, and Caucasian, joined the fight in Vietnam despite their social, racial, and economic differences. Although the nine men are from a small mining town in Morenci, Arizona, the Vietnam War consisted of, in the words of Mike Cranford, “a lower middle class war,” fueled by small towns all around the United States (Longley, 246). Many of these men felt the call to battle and the will to fight, which had been engrained in their heritage and gave these men the right to be Americans. Aiding the war effort came from countless small American town

This print was from 1898, and it is from after the Civil War. This printing shows past military victories. This painting represents the American naval forces that helped during the Spanish American war. One of the vessels in the print is called Iowa. Iowa was one of the most expensive ships at the time and one of the most modern ships at the time. This print “Our Victorious Fleet In Cuban Waters” shows past military victories, one of the most modern and expensive ships at the time, and how the strength of the navy was increasing after the Civil War during the 19th century. (Our Victorious Fleet In Cuban Waters Currier and Ives, Library of

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

Many factors led these nine men to sign up for the Marines in 1966. Though small towns often exemplified the social and racial division between classes, like that of Morenci where Native Americans still lived on reservations, and the Mexican American people were viewed as, “lazy, shiftless, and untrustworthy.” (Longley, 21) Leroy, Clive, and Robert, who are Mexican Americans, wanted to join the war because they all had cousins, uncles, and fathers that served in WWII, and this led their ancestors to have more respect in the community, “The value of

2. “ The war sucks everything dry,” my father said solemnly, “it takes the young boys overseas, and their families move to California where there is work” (3.2).

Before the narrator was deployed his mother told him that no matter what happened, he that must always look after his brother. Then she proceeded to tell him a story about his father and his father’s brother. She said that one Saturday night his father and his father’s brother were coming home and they were both a little drunk. They were headed down a hill and beneath them was a road that turned off from the highway. So, his father’s brother, being kind of frisky, decided to run down this hill. Then his father heard a car motor not too far away, and that same moment, his brother stepped from behind the tree and started to cross the road. So, his father started to run down the hill and when he looked at the car he noticed that it was full of drunken white men looking to have a good time. When the men saw his father’s brother they let out great whoops and hollers and aimed the car at his father’s brother, running him over. So, as a result of hearing that story the narrator promised to his mother that he would always look after his brother and the narrator kept his promise, but in the end he just pushed his brother further and further

A platoon is a commanded by a lieutenant either second or first lieutenant and they suppose to have forty seven marines and two navy hospital fulminator, they have to have fulminator from the navy because marines do not have any. Michael is thankful to a twenty year old hospital fulman, because thanks to him he is still here now. There is a program call R&R (rest and relaxation) were he got a five day vacation from the war, where you can go t several designated places for five days and rest and relax. Michael was married (he has been married 48 years now) and had two sons, so for his R&R he went to Hawaii with his family for the five days. The day Michael went back to Vietnam after his R&R that was the day he got wounded for the second time, the first time he got wounded it was not as serious as the second time, the second time he step on a landmine and the outcome to that miraculous because normally nobody survives such a thing like that, and if somebody survives it they generally lose some limps. Michael did not lose any limps, but he almost most one, but he was not as injured as he could have had been. The place where he got wound there was no

Its dimensions are 30¼ by 48½ in. I viewed this artwork on mfa.org. It is one of the three paintings he produced at Prout’s neck in 1885 describing the live of north atlantic men. This style of art in this work, like many of his other pieces, is realistic. There is a fisherman in the row boat.

depicting a soldier, who is sitting on his one knee and bending towards a woman, who

An artist's job is to interpret, and express the aspects of life in a creative fashion. War has played a big part in shaping our human history, and many artists have portrayed their feelings about art through paintings, and even monuments. Whether it be to show; the joy of victory, the sorrow of defeat, or to educate the public on the gory realities of war. Art about war can also show us a great amount of history of the kinds of weapons that were used at the time. It is necessary for artists to interpret, and criticize all aspects of life; even ones as tragic as war, It can make the public more aware of what goes on in times of war.

The pictures also notes that this is “ George Washington presenting Congressional Committee to soldiers at Valley Forge. The committee of five Congressmen stayed several weeks and was helpful in getting more food and clothing to the soldiers.” This was our moment of hope and probably the happiest moment at Valley Forge. This made more of us want to stay but some still want to leave and others are actually leaving. This is the moment where you should really decide if you want to stay or

Ken, son, nephew, and grandson of soldiers, says, “I go out to cemetery to place flags on Dad's, my uncle’s, and Grandfather’s graves. I spend some time to reflect on their lives and wish they were still around, even though they would never share their stories about WWI and WWII.” Ken demonstrates his distress by expressing his wish for their presence. He also states that he spends time reflecting upon their lives,he cares for

Painters enormously manipulated the truth in their portraits they painted since they aimed to present a specific meaning or feeling to their observers. One of the results, paintings of America`s wars especially before the Civil War had a

The exhibit contained upwards of 20 photographs and at least 60 paintings. One of the most agreeable things about the works of art that I witnessed is that collectively, they assisted in recounting the sentiment that gripped the country during the war that threatened to sunder it. One could almost feel the initial enthusiasm as the war broke out, that was swiftly prolonged by numerous clashes over a period of years. There were works that alluded to an impending war, ones that depicted that war, and numerous ones that hinted at a hoped for ending in which the mightiness of the country would someday be restored.