He volunteered for Submarine Service
In 1944, Jon Whitcomb created a piece of propaganda called “He volunteered for the Submarine Service”. This poster was made towards the end of World War II. It was an obvious attempt to get men to join the submarine service because they were in need of more men. The United States government was the main propagandist and tried using the underlying desire of love to pursue men to join the service. Playing on the desires of men, this poster alludes that if you join the service it will attract women. In the poster, it depicts a man with a young and attractive female and the man has a big smile on his face. The photo has very bright colors and gives off a positive and happy vibe. It promoted the idea that serving was filled with joy and rewards instead of showing all the harsh and negative risks and emotions that serving brings. Propaganda was created to manipulate people by appealing to their unconscious desires. Due to the fact that the United States government was looking for new and fresh recruits, they used this style of art to attract young men to join the submarine service thinking it would be easy work and instant reward. When men join the service they will think their experience will be just like the poster and they will not hesitate to join because they are looking for the effect that the poster brought to them. This poster makes men more interested in joining the service because in their minds they believe they will get a young woman and be just as happy as the man in the poster is. I believe this poster is very accurate because men tend to think about women and how to get them so I think a young man would easily believe this poster. I think the brightness of the poster and the smiles on their faces also make joining the service seem like a very positive experience, which would make people want to join.
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