Donald Duck

1. How are the Germans (and Japanese) portrayed in the opening sequence? How is irony created?They say they are a superior race while the characters are the exact opposite they are singing how amazing they are but they are looking like the clumsiest and weirdest group alive.
2. How is propaganda and the effect of propaganda portrayed with the introduction of Donald Duck? by having no sleep he has a harsh life under the rule of Hitler and the Nazi regime it is showing that they are not what the Germans say they are. they are force to live a life of only the Nazi regime.
3. How is irony continued into the breakfast scene? He lives of wood and the smell of bacon and eggs and a coffee bean dipped in water. They are only feeding the army to control the other people.

1. How is Naxi Germany portrayed in the opening shot at 3:30? As a environmentalist ugly smelly place with no happiness at all
2. What is ironic about the song lyrics regarding work and what is happening in the scene? they have to work 48 hours a day and be happy that vacation is a picture and being chosen to work over time they will never be slaves even if they are being treated and being forced just like a slave constant never ending work
3. What does the conveyor belt portray regarding the lifestyle of Germans? being worked and expect to be happy while "hailing Hitler constantly"
4. Why do you think that there aren't actually any people that force Donald to work? We only see the ends of bayonets and a speaker. it seems as they are more important faceless mass of germans and more emphasis on donald duck all the culture is against them
5. What is ironic about the vacation? it is a picture and it is trying to encourage them to work harder for the Nazi regime Its not a vacation at all
6. In the dream sequence, how are the Germans portrayed? Why? as evil people that will ruin all that the allies have worked for they are portrayed as evil people
7. What do the pajamas when we see Donald in his bed tell us? that it was a dream and that he is actually American
8. What is the Statue of Liberty used to convey? freedom hope and happiness
9. How is Hilter portrayed at the end of the film? What is it about his face that is important? he is very ugly and has a massive nose
10. Why is this a representation of propaganda? Why is it actually ironic considering the way the Nazi's are portrayed? as it is all one sided and that it is ironic because the Nazis want everyone to think of them as professional soldiers and more elite that the normal person
11. Who are the villains, victims, and heroes? villain Germans Hitler victim and hero is Donald Duck
12. How are the portrayed?one as the very tip of evil and the other as the poor defenceless victim
13. What can you conclude about how these characters are portrayed knowing that this was produced in 1943 USA? (write a short essay including a discussion of the director's use of film techniques.)

The characters a portrayed in a way to make everyone believe that the Nazis were the worst thing in the world and that if they did not win the war there life would be ruined. This was very one-sided but that is what the director wanted as it would make the Germans less confident in there army and the allies most notably the Americans would be more patriotic and put more effort into helping the war cause eg working harder and enlisting to the army to fight.