Analyzing Visual Images and Propaganda

In this picture, the family is healthy and good looking, and the caption underneath reads "Healthy Parents have Healthy Children" The family is placed in the middle of the poster, and it is blown up very large. You can clearly see the wide grins on the faces of all the family members. The color of the poster is black and white, and I think that represents simplicity. It kind of shows that the message that they are trying to get across is really simple. The entire family is good looking, and so it is sort of a propaganda. When the people see this poster, they will think "Oh, I want to look like that family! They are healthy, happy, and good looking." I think the creator is trying to show that this is what they want Germany to be like, so vote for that party or whatever it is, and that will happen. It is telling the public exactly what they want to hear. That poster is attractive and appeals to the audience. I think that the audience is the general public who perhaps are not so happy with their lives, are unhealthy or malnourished, and are wanting a political party or leader that will give them the change necessary to make their lives better. This poster, in my opinion, delivers exactly that message, and if I were someone in Germany who was not in the best of conditions, this is what I would vote for.
Propaganda
Propaganda is when you use the media to make something seem bigger or better, or vice versa. According to Dictionary.com, the definition of propaganda is "Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc."

I think that the reason that Hitler and the Nazi's used propaganda so much, is because it helped their actual plan seem a lot more likable to the public. They modified their plan to what they told to the audiences as it helped it appeal to everyone. I think they wanted to make sure that they would win by making others seem worse. They were probably worried their plan wouldn't be liked.