World War 2 Propaganda Poster Analysis
Children during World War II were in a constant state of struggle. Having their fathers, uncles, brothers, cousins, and in some cases mothers go off to war really put a toll on the children of Canada. They had to adjust to doing more chores around the house, taking on jobs outside of their homes to make money, coping with shortages and rationing, and on top of all that be in a constant fear for their loved ones who were out defending their country. Symbolically visualizing fearfulness as well as interest in the war effort was used to promote help from the home front, even though some did not agree with the violent acts used to solve this calamity.
The use of children in the propaganda poster has great effect by visually symbolizing the …show more content…
During the war if a young boy was old enough to enlist in the war he would beg his parents to join, and most often the parents hesitate, but Canada needed every man they could get so propaganda posters that encouraged it helped with the war effort. “With the outbreak of the Second World War, Williams already had three older brothers in the service. Undoubtedly his desire to join the army met strong opposition from his parents (Quigley, 32)”. Mother’s at home would have been very protective of their children and what they were doing during the wartimes. Even in this day mothers still have these mannerisms without a war in the midst. These types of posters were aimed directly at them to make it known that the reality is that their kids are going to make decisions on their own eventually whether you want them to or not and they will have to be okay with it in the end. However, this poster may not have had a significant effect on the mothers at home, but it still made it known to them that circumstances like this do happen. The underlying emotion in the content that the poster is pride. She was expected to raise her children intellectually and morally, and to train her sons to be ‘‘future guardians of our beloved country’’ (Blackwell, 1992). While she was not viewed as a citizen, this role allowed a mother to ‘‘serve a political purpose’’ (Kerber, 1976) by providing sons who served the nation (Garner, 2010). Perhaps, trying to instill a pride that overrides the fear. Everyone was all in it
The use of children in the propaganda poster has great effect by visually symbolizing the …show more content…
During the war if a young boy was old enough to enlist in the war he would beg his parents to join, and most often the parents hesitate, but Canada needed every man they could get so propaganda posters that encouraged it helped with the war effort. “With the outbreak of the Second World War, Williams already had three older brothers in the service. Undoubtedly his desire to join the army met strong opposition from his parents (Quigley, 32)”. Mother’s at home would have been very protective of their children and what they were doing during the wartimes. Even in this day mothers still have these mannerisms without a war in the midst. These types of posters were aimed directly at them to make it known that the reality is that their kids are going to make decisions on their own eventually whether you want them to or not and they will have to be okay with it in the end. However, this poster may not have had a significant effect on the mothers at home, but it still made it known to them that circumstances like this do happen. The underlying emotion in the content that the poster is pride. She was expected to raise her children intellectually and morally, and to train her sons to be ‘‘future guardians of our beloved country’’ (Blackwell, 1992). While she was not viewed as a citizen, this role allowed a mother to ‘‘serve a political purpose’’ (Kerber, 1976) by providing sons who served the nation (Garner, 2010). Perhaps, trying to instill a pride that overrides the fear. Everyone was all in it