TOW #9 Arms (Visual)

I thought this was an interesting visual text, and it attracted my attention as I was looking for one. It was an interesting juxtaposition of human arms and the firearms. It sends an interesting message about the artist's opinions on guns. I think this ad was targeted towards people who are against more strict gun control laws, primarily parents, because they would tend to like children. The author's purpose was to tell people that by allowing uncontrolled firearm use, we are perpetuating violence against other people. It was interesting that the image brought up children, because people know that children are very important to our future, and we don't want to be teaching our children the wrongs things, because they will be future leaders of society. It is saying that children don't naturally seek violence, that people are inherently peaceful, but they are taught violence by things like the presence of guns. The juxtaposition is interesting because the arms and the guns are in similar positions, and it makes the image more effective because it is visually interesting. The background color makes the image more noticeable to people. The overall color scheme is very jarring, and attracts the reader's eye immediately. The image is very obvious and clear, and the simplicity of the design makes it very effective. The font choice is interesting as well, it is not a very smooth or pretty font, and it draws attention to the idea that this is an ugly issue. This choice of font is very good for the purpose of this image. The image also appeals to pathos, because the creator knows that no one wants to do damage to children. It is also interesting for the creator to associate guns with children, which are not usually things that are associated together. This causes the reader to think about the message. Also, the simplicity of the design is good because it makes the message more clear and doesn't have an excess information or clutter to distract from the purpose of the image.