Canada West

Analysis

Color

·         “Canada West”: written in white and green. The white is for Canada’s flag color and green is symbolizing the green, rich land.

·         White dresses: Sign of pureness.

·         Green grass: Sign of rain and sunshine for good land.

·         Blue sky: Warmth (no snow or cold winters) and sunshine for crops.

·         Entire Poster: very colorful. Its portraying that life in Canada West is without difficulty and hardships, but rather happiness and fullness.

Symbols/ Images

·         Family: the couple looks happily married with healthy children. They look as though their family relationship is perfect.

·         Animals: there are plenty of animals. This portrays plenteous food in the prairies

·         Full grown tree and grass: Showing the weather must be good. Sunshine and rain for grass to be green.

·         Farmhouse: Canada West makes a good, safe home.

·         Large Wheat field: Plentiful crops. Good land to do farming on. Successful income on farm. Also shows crops are perfect, no damage by weather.

·         Train: transportation to towns or cities. Connection to ‘outside’ world still.

·         Blue Sky with clouds: Showing weather is good. Clouds will provide rain, and blue sky shows warmth and sunshine for land.

Slogans

·         On bottom right corner, a box reads, “Farms in Western Canada Free”. This may be received by viewers with a thought that in Canada West, they would be rich. They think they’d be rich because they think they won’t need to pay for things here. This is deception because they’ll need farm supplies and animals and necessities for living.

Textual Information 

·         Names the variety of places available to settle in.

·         Small writing beneath is showing there must be a good government in Canada; with a leading city Ottawa.