Daeun+Lee


 * Each group member will write a two to three paragraph explanation of your piece and how it relates to the themes of the cultural revolution on the wiki.**

My partner Jungna and I decided to make a poster for our propaganda project. The poster is called, "China's Sun, Great Mao," and has a big sun in the middle with Mao's face in it. Under the sun is the land of China, marked with a Chinese flag. Mao's face in the huge sun represents his superiority; just like people look up to the sun, they look up to Mao. Also, just like how the sun in the sky is untouchable, Mao cannot be rivaled, since he is praised as if he's a god. As he shines above China, he is smiling to show that he is the warm-hearted, kind father of China.

This poster definitely represents the Cult of Personality that we learned about in class, because it is a dazibao praising Mao. It represents Mao Zedong as the "sun," or the god-like figure of China. It emphasizes that Mao is the great leader, and encourages the Chinese to obey and follow him. No matter what he does, people cannot criticize him, just like we read in the reflection today in class, but they manage to blame it on the others. Propaganda, including posters like our groups, articles, commercials, and more, all show the "friendly," "fatherly" sides of the "great," "praiseworthy," and "god-like" leaders. All these propaganda emphasize the Cult of Personality either by degrading the opposing ones, or praising their leader's greatness.