The poster seems to target men in the community, asking them to join the army so they can help defeat Hitler, who looks foolish and weak in this poster.
It uses humor so it is more likely to be accepted by the general public.
They depict Hitler as a foolish and weak man by showing him with his boxers. His legs are shaking and he looks confused by the situation. They also show a lot of destroyed tanks know as "Panzer's" and they add humor to the poster by relating the word "Panzer" to "Pants".
The audience may feel manipulated by this poster because in reality the German army was not that weak, and in this poster they depict their leader as a fool.
The tone of the poster seems serious/funny because they are trying to stir up nationalism to help support the Allied side. It is unusual that they would use humor to try and relay such a message.
I think the message will stick in peoples minds because the picture is so ridiculous and the word "Panzer" is used with "Pants".
This is a propaganda poster for the allied side during WWII taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ww2_poster_oct0404.jpg
Alan-
ReplyDeleteWe should probably decide on a thesis statement for the group sometime in the next two days.
Mine are up on my blog.