Analysis and Comparison

The first image displays a glorious dinner party that is taking place around a grand cooker that is cooking a numerous amount of dishes. the entire room is drenched in American patriotism. red, white and blue stripes can be seen on the curtains and the whole room is covered in stars.

Upon closer inspection we can see a clock in the top left hand corner that indicated 100 years of America independence. the dinner party seems to be in celebration of new country that has found its feet and is now superior to the rest of the world.

This is backed up by a global figure holding a food bill for the rest of the world. The figure of uncle sam sit opposite with his head slightly turned sitting very casually suggesting that the great America will have no problems paying for it all. His hand is also pointing down at the dish in a suggestive manner.

The scene also seems to be celebrating the many different races and cultures that have come together to make their new country great. Evidence of this is shown by the children that are sitting around the table.

If we look a little closer at the bill we can what the other countries from around the world have ordered. From this we can see that the americans are jokingly using stereotypes to mock the other countries. For example the only food that has been ordered by the Irish are potatoes that have been prepared in many different ways, even raw which increases the mockery.

The advert also looks like it is targeting fairly rich middle class families. evidence of this is strongly depicted by the young black slave that poorer families would not have been able to afford.

the font that has been used is also very typical of displaying american power as it is a large, strong type. This was very commonly seen in the wild west at this time and further enpahasises the americans power over the rest of the world.

The second image is a British first world war propaganda poster from 1915. The images soul purpose is to encourage young men to sign up to fight for their country. Unlike the American advert with its crass and obvious patriotism, this picture shows the British patriotism in a more subtle way. This is shown by the crests visible on the arm chair and the English roses on the curtains. We can also see the royal guard toy soldiers on the floor.

this poster was designed to guilt trip people into signing up, just like the father of the children who is sitting comfortably in his arm chair.

The text at the bottom of the poster reads: - "Daddy, what did you do during the great war?"

This is clearly being said by the girl who is looking at her father waiting for him to reply. The father looks at the viewer as if to say what have I done?

The atmosphere in this picture is a lot more tense and poignant that the scene depicted in the the american advert of success and prosperity.

The boy in the picture is playing with soldiers, his heroes and the people that he idolises. This is a powerful image because the boy should be idolising his father.

fundamentally this image has one purpose of getting young men to fight for their families and country, whereas the previous image depicts a scene of celebration and relaxation in a country that is not under threat.