This Smokey the Bear image is another reminder that, "Only you can prevent forest fires!". The most important message of this image is that the preservation of nature is human responsibility. However, I feel like this "reminder" is a little too intense. It accuses the viewer of not doing enough about the environment. The caption at the top, "This Shameful Waste Weakens America!", in my opinion, is a little much. This is a pretty scary image if you look closely. In the background, there is a destroyed forest engulfed in flames. There is a bear holding a dying baby deer. There is another bear praying for the deer. Smokey is pointing to the carnage, and glaring at the viewer, indicating that the viewer is responsible for this. The image is captioned with, "Remember-Only you can PREVENT THE MADNESS!". The intent of this depiction is clear; humans are ultimately responsible for the protection and preservation of the forests, and the things which depend on them. However, in my opinion, it's over the top, scary, and way too intense.
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This piece of visual rhetoric to display the importance of protecting our forests does a good job of making the reader aware and maybe sparking an urge to act. This picture is meant to scare the viewer, it is supposed to draw your attention, and it is supposed to prompt you to act. I don't see a problem with anything on the picture. The caption at the top is true, and the fact that animals die in these fires is also true. I think this picture is a great example of visual rhetoric.
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