In this propaganda a giant octopus is engulfing the world, and trying to cover it completely. It is very ugly, it has a big nose, representing Jews, and a Jewish star above the head, further indicating that it is Jewish. The sticky ink coming from the tentacles is making parts of the world black. Covering certain places in gross blackness.
Message:
The message that this poster is saying is that Jews will eventually engulf the world in black, sticky, darkness suffocating it. This symbolizes that Jews will destroy the world, and once they get their ink on you it will never come off. That once the darkness spreads it will suffocate you and kill you. It makes you feel disgusted and angered that someone could be doing this and nobody is there to stop it.
Propaganda Technique #1: Repetition
Again, as in other German propaganda, we see the big nose, the ugliness, and the disgust of the Jew. We also see the bigness of the piece. The Octopus/Jew is covering the whole world with itself and it's ink. In many other posters, there are Jews towering over the Earth, big and scary, so that all can see its ugliness and be afraid of the power that it holds. Repetition a key factor in this poster.
Propaganda Technique #2: Make It Big, Make It Simple
The octopus is huge, it covers almost the whole planet! It's probably as big as it can get. It is also simple, anyone who looks at this can tell it's associated with Jews. They can also tell it gives a simple message: "Stay Away". The poster has what it needs to convince someone that Jews are bad. It's simple, it's big and it's repetitive.
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