Joe Rosenthal, in “Iwo Jima flag,” embodies that working together can pull us through life's toughest moments. He implies lighting, pose, and composition to prove that point to us.
Rosenthal, incorporates lighting into his picture to capture our attention to the flag. The focal point in this image would be the flag itself, the lighting that makes the flag stand out is coming from the cloud in the background. The cloud brings out the definition in the flag and makes it more appealing to the eye. The lighting also brings out the soldiers and makes them more distinct. Also, the lighting shines off the the rubble underneath the soldiers so you are able to see exactly what they are standing on. By the use of lighting, Rosenthal portrays that our flag can stand tall, even over the disaster that has happened.
The photographer specifically had the soldiers and the flag in the photo pose as the way that they did. As you can see, all of the soldiers appear to be working together. The one soldier at the bottom of the flag is making an effort to put the flag into the ground. This can hide the message of our country making the effort to get through the war. There are about three soldiers that are holding the support of the flag and are helping to put the flag up into the ground. This is relating to the people of the United States that are supporting our soldiers in the war and the war itself. One soldier, who is at the very end of the group, let go of the flag, and he is putting his fist up in the air and looks like he is about to jump in excitement. As of this, it seems to connect with our countries excitement of winning the war. With these examples of pose, it is relating to our countries struggle and excitement in the time of the war.
March 2012 The Battle of Iwo Jima: 1. Iwo Jima, a tiny island in the North Pacific, marked the spot for one of WWII’s most bloody and decisive battles. The battle of Iwo Jima was costly for both the U. S. Marines and the Imperial Japanesearmy. Iwo Jima is a small, barren, volcanic, cold, unforgiving, but not useless, rock that no one had ever heard of. The Japanese defended Iwo Jima down to the last man while the U. S. Marines persevered under heavy losses. Iwo Jima was a very strategically…
dedicated Japanese are to their country and to their beliefs, which I found out that the majority of Japanese people share quite similar beliefs on a lot of things. Such as religion and their pride for their country. While watching the movie “Letters to Iwo Jima”, I really started to see how much pride the Japanese would put into war and how dedicated they would be to meet what their Lord demanded from them, which is bushido, which plays a big concept in my paper. In my paper I am going to describe how Japanese…
to reach the top of Mount Suribachi. Five United States Marines and one Navy corpsman stood atop Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945 and raised an American flag signifying that they had taken the top of the volcanic mountain during the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. The picture, taken by Joe Rosenthal, became one of the most recognizable photos of the war. This photo instills a sense of patriotism in any American that sees it. Seeing the flag at the top of the mountain was a great motivator…
his parents that was sent from Iwo Jima, Bradley decided to dig deeper. In the novel Bradley takes a trip with his family to Iwo Jima, and after discussing the experience of placing a memorial for his father at the top of Mt. Suribachi, Bradley continues to go into the lives of all six men who raised the flag on the faithful day. Rene Gagnon, Harlon Block, Franklin Sousley, Ira Hayes, and Mike Strank, along with Jack “Doc” Bradley, raised the flag at Iwo Jima. These men were considered heroes…
Robert B. Stafford Dr. Rehg, THEO 100 07092012 “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem.” Those words were spoken by President Ronald Reagan outside the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington Virginia. Those words have been a comfort to me for a long time or at least up until about a year and a half ago. It was at that time that I really started to doubt what it was that I was doing. It is now that I must step back…
Adolf Hitler Past with Jews Although Adolf Hitler hated Jews and tried to annihilate them he had a good past with them. Hitler’s first love was a Jew, Stefanie Rabatsch, though he never had the courage to speak to her. He also saved a Jewish doctor that never charged his family due to their economical instability. The last Jew that is included was a Jewish, German officer Hugo Gutmann that nominated Hitler for the iron cross. When ww2 began Hugo lost his citizenship but, still received pension which…
most interested in analyzing is the fourth chapter titled, “Rasing Flags in Iwo Jima and Ground Zero.” This chapter discusses the two different issues of war and the response of the nation. A major topic in my paper is how the ideas have changed from WW2 to todays time and this chapter will be very helpful Robert Harimanand John Louis Lucaites. "Performing Civic Identity: The Iconic Photograph Of The Flag Raising On Iwo Jima." Quarterly Journal of Speech 88, no. 4 (2002): 363-392. This chapter discusses…
picture also won the an Oscar Award for best picture. That same year, Eastwood received the Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in Los Angeles. In 2006, Eastwood directed two World War II dramas, Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. These companion films viewed the conflict from two distinctly different…
Japanese Defense • Japan uses kamikaze attack—pilots crash bomb-laden planes into ships • Battle of Leyte Gulf is a disaster for Japan - Imperial Navy severely damaged; plays minor role after Continued The Allies Go on the Offensive Iwo Jima • Iwo Jima critical as base from which planes can reach Japan • 6,000 marines die taking island; of 20,700 Japanese, 200 survive The Battle for Okinawa • April 1945 U.S. Marines invade Okinawa • April–June: 7,600 U.S. troops, 110,000 Japanese die…
other more than anything, and in order to survive they have to put aside all of their differences to get through this difficult time that they are faced with. The notion of growth though challenge is also paralleled in Clint Eastwood's 'Letters from Iwo Jima' which depicts the pacific war against the Japanese. Eastwood suggests the idea that we can’t just look at things from one side of the story, we have to see both, and therefore we have to see the events which unfolded and the obstacles the Japanese…
