The Lies of propaganda:
These first few images depict the war from the homefront’s view and advertise the war in an attempt to persuade many to join. The images represent wartime propaganda, and were used in order to advertise the war as something that was glorious and memorial. These images appear to be happy, and show many young men as high-ranked and proud. These men are tended to look clean and unaffected by the realities of war. As seen in the first picture, there is a man holding a bomb and looking beyond the photo with pride and a glorified persona to him. In the second photo, the propaganda focuses on a potential threat of Axis powers among the homefront. It shows a young woman with her baby and German and Japanese powers as scrawny hands that show fear and “evil”. These images go to show the lies of war and the exaggeration of war from the United State’s view.
These images represent the realities of war, as discussed by Robert Rasmus and several others within excerpts and interviews. The home front wartime propaganda depicts pride, honor, and heroism. On the other hand, these images show the brutalities of war, and the bloody battles and drama that occurred during the war. This first image shows the horrifying reality of war in other countries, as American troops run across a smoky battlefield ducking down from the enemy. In the background, one can see the charred and burned buildings and devastation that has stricken the area. Robert rasmus discussed this concept within his story and the lies of war and drastic reality that these soldiers faced on the battlefield.
This last image related to Robert directly. When Robert was 19 years old and entering the war, he felt as though he would be heroic figure that would save the United States from the Axis powers. He felt as if he would make the largest difference in the war. However, when Rasmus was then stationed in Europe, he was faced with the devastating reality that he was only a number in the mix of all of those fighting, and that he was not the only one sacrificing his life and being courageous for the United States. Yet in the end, he realized that all soldiers serve their purpose because it takes more than just one person to win a battle, it takes an effort and contribution for everyone.