Examining poster help please? Thank you very much! Analyze and Interpret the following source. Explain the ideological perspective reflected in...

This Canadian recruiting poster from World War I is an
excellent example of the use of nationalistic symbology in order to achieve a goal, in
this case getting more men to enlist in the military in order to reinforce the forces
already deployed on the Western Front.

Websters dictionary
defines Nationalism as “loyalty and devotion to a nation...” href="#_ftn1">[1] Although this can be taken to extreme lengths, Nazi
Germany and the Japanese Empire during World War II are the most obvious examples of
Nationalism being carried into a master race mentality, in most cases Nationalism is
exhibited in an individual or community display of patriotism, such as the display of a
flag.

In this poster we see the Canadian flag of the
period, on this flag are written four place names that were the sites of battles in 1914
and 1915 in which Canadian troops saw action. An army officer shows this flag with its
battle honours and asks “Will you be there?” The use of the flag, the uniform and the
call to duty for your country are used to stir up the nationalistic fervour of the
viewer, with the subtle hint that if you will not “be there” then you are not only
letting down your country, you may also be a coward.

href="#_ftnref1">[1]
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationalism