WWI Poster Analysis

1. I know that propaganda is a type of advertising in regard to the government.

2. Definition: "Information or ideas that are spread by an organized group or government to influence people's opinions" Propaganda

Set 2 

Poster 1:
The first thing I notice on this is the person on the horse. I notice how the are wearing all yellow, but I'm not really sure why. The man is also waving a yellow and red flag with the letter M and the number 3. I also notice that the writing on the poster is all capitalized and "Your duty" is in a different color. I also saw that the poster is targeting boys specifically. It doesn't even say men.

I think the author is trying to get men to enlist in the army with the message. The poster doesn't have many words and is very colorful, making the poster stand out to the eye. I think the author was trying to make the poster personal by emphasizing "Your duty" to make the reader feel like it is their own duty.

The particular audience for this poster is older boys and younger men. This can be told by reading the writing that says "come on boys".

Poster 2:
The first thing I notice in this poster is Uncle Sam pointing. I also notice how big the capitalized letters are. I also notice the colors of the poster: red white and blue.

I think the author used Uncle Sam to make the poster more patriotic. The words in the poster make it personal by using "I's" to make it seem like Uncle Sam is talking to one person. The colors also make it very patriotic, which is very appealing to many people.

The audience for this seems to be men, because of the time period and the man as the focal point.

Poster 3:
The first thing I notice in this poster is that the image is of a woman. The woman is obviously in a man's jacket by the size of it and the fact that the navy only consisted of men. I also noticed how the words "I want you" stand alone on the poster. The colors are also red white and blue with an illuminating background.

The author is trying to get men to enlist in the navy by saying that you will get girls if you do. This is obvious from the message at the top that says "I want you" separate from "for the navy". This poster is obviously supposed to be a sexual message in the fact that the woman is wearing the man, or her boyfriends, jacket. The words are large to grab the person's attention.

The audience for this is men, because the message is very sexual towards a man.

7. I think the its fine for the government to spend money on propaganda for certain things, such as war, but not any others. I think it was wrong for how much they spent on it, considering there was a draft anyways, and obviously not many men volunteered.

8. I think the government felt it was necessary to do this, because they knew it was a big war and many men were needed. They also didn't want a draft.