Pearl Harbor Advertisement Analysis
World War II advertisements before and after the Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii were different in several ways. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor advertisements had a positive tone and the main purpose was to encourage people to get jobs to help the United States win the war. Some jobs essential to the war were farming and working in factories. Farming was important because the soldiers needed food. Without enough food they would not have the energy or strength to fight in the war. Some of the advertisements suggested that civilians ration their food as a way of supporting the soldiers. Factory workers were needed because all the military supplies used to make weapons and transportation came from the
factories. So without the factories the soldiers would have been defenseless. Many of the advertisements were to persuade women to get jobs, because so many men were in the military. Others ads asked women to join the military to be nurses.
Also the World War II advertisements before the Pearl Harbor attack looked very different from the ones after the attack. Before the attack people in the ads looked happy. Some of them have smiles on their faces and the soldiers look confident, proud, and at ease. The words on the posters sound friendly or funny. These advertisements ask for help but don’t demand it. The colors used are bright or light and the drawings are of joyful scenes like people hugging and kissing soldiers, happy workers, or military planes flying high in a blue sky.
After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor the World War II advertisements changed a lot. The tone of the ads became more serious and enraged. America wanted revenge. The purpose of most of the posters was no longer to get Americans to just help build the military but to be a part of taking the enemy down. The jobs mentioned in the ads were mostly about war jobs that would directly support the fight. The demand for supplies increased and the advertisements praised Americans for giving scrap materials like metal, rubber, and rags to destroy the enemy.
Finally, the advertisements printed after Pearl Harbor was attacked no longer looked happy but deadly. The images were full of destruction like plane crashes, explosions, and clouds of black smoke. The words on the posters demanded action! Humor was replaced by the desire to avenge Pearl Harbor. The soldiers in the ads look fierce and angry and the colors used were mostly black and red which represents darkness and rage. In conclusion the advertisements before the Pearl Harbor attack and after the Pearl Harbor attack were very different. As the war became more intense, the ads reflected that intensity.
factories. So without the factories the soldiers would have been defenseless. Many of the advertisements were to persuade women to get jobs, because so many men were in the military. Others ads asked women to join the military to be nurses.
Also the World War II advertisements before the Pearl Harbor attack looked very different from the ones after the attack. Before the attack people in the ads looked happy. Some of them have smiles on their faces and the soldiers look confident, proud, and at ease. The words on the posters sound friendly or funny. These advertisements ask for help but don’t demand it. The colors used are bright or light and the drawings are of joyful scenes like people hugging and kissing soldiers, happy workers, or military planes flying high in a blue sky.
After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor the World War II advertisements changed a lot. The tone of the ads became more serious and enraged. America wanted revenge. The purpose of most of the posters was no longer to get Americans to just help build the military but to be a part of taking the enemy down. The jobs mentioned in the ads were mostly about war jobs that would directly support the fight. The demand for supplies increased and the advertisements praised Americans for giving scrap materials like metal, rubber, and rags to destroy the enemy.
Finally, the advertisements printed after Pearl Harbor was attacked no longer looked happy but deadly. The images were full of destruction like plane crashes, explosions, and clouds of black smoke. The words on the posters demanded action! Humor was replaced by the desire to avenge Pearl Harbor. The soldiers in the ads look fierce and angry and the colors used were mostly black and red which represents darkness and rage. In conclusion the advertisements before the Pearl Harbor attack and after the Pearl Harbor attack were very different. As the war became more intense, the ads reflected that intensity.