Rachel+Moon

Our group had created a poster for our propaganda of Mao with two little children. This poster is done all in bright colors and reds, so it clearly reflect the message that it is sending across. The bright colors of the people in the front of the Chinese flag represent prosperity of the people. We chose children to be the ones with Mao because during the Cultural Revolution, students were thought to be the future of China, for they were the ones taking action of the Cultural Revolution. As we can see in the poster, the children are holding Little Red Book, a book of Mao's quotes. The book of quotes and the arms of Mao around the children represent the deep interconnection relationship between the children and Mao. The children and Mao are smiling, which show how good Mao is doing for the Cultural Revolution.
 * Explanation**

The whole idea of Mao in the picture show how Mao is the "ultimate hero", a person who will do the best for China. Mao, here in this poster, is much more handsome and skinnier than the actual Mao. Our group had decided on this prospect of Mao because usually, propaganda do not represent the reality; it represents the ideals of a certain situation. By making Mao more handsome and attractive, the people who were looking at this propaganda were able to be more content towards their leader. It does not dispict the actual situation, but it was actually denying.

Finally, the flag in the background represents a strong connection of the Mao, children, and China. The Chinese flag in the background shows that China is unified and a "one", which was very important during that time. I think that by inserting the flag in the background, the audience is going to realize how Mao contributed to the overall development of China.That is the main idea represented in this propaganda.

I think our group worked pretty well together. We had made appointments and set up a list of things that we need to bring beforehand, so we were well prepared. We only had a little bit of time together, because of all of the finals and SATs, but the result was really good and we were really happy with it. This poster was harder to make than a movie or something else because it not only required a lot of creativity, but also a lot of our time. I think that if we had a little bit more time next time, we could present a nearly perfect propaganda. I actually really liked this project because we could pretend that we were part of Mao's comrades during the Cultural Revolution. I had such a bad opinion of the Cultural Revolution, but I learned that there were both sides to the story as we worked on the poster.
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