The Navy Needs You: The Most Influential Poster

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A A picture speaks a thousand words. In the photo,“The Navy Needs You” the message impacted deeper than just the words, I believe it was the most effective because of the message it conveys. Artist use tools to express ideas through colors, images, and words. The wording used in posters for influential purposes is essential. “The Navy Needs You” uses the words “Don't read American history-make it!” With those words it asks readers to come forward and make history by joining the navy and fighting for our country. It also says don't just read it, it's asking our countrymen to not sit and read and discuss the war, but to be the ones being read about. The words used are very import, but so are other aspects of the poster. Colors are used to bring life to objects, and in the poster it brings the feeling of freedom. The …show more content…

This poster is full of references to the Lusitania, from the smoke in the background to the man reading a newspaper mostly likely about the sinking, but there is a ray of light as the angel of Columbia looking over them as all this is happening. The images represented there are used to make men want to join the navy, you even see a naval officer speaking to the man in black. This is probably the most influential poster because of the combination of elements. Some people may believe “If I Fail He Dies” is the most influential for the fact of appealing to women. Others may believe “Will You Fight Now” is the most persuading for depicting what America would be like if no one was willing to fight. And a select group could believe “Food Will Win The War” is most influential for bringing forth a spirit of giving, but none of these represent the American spirit that “The Navy Needs You” represents. I believe the patriotism “ The Navy Needs You” conveys is incontestable and most effective in bringing support to the

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