Watch the short film Prices Unlimited. This propaganda film was made at the request of the U.S. government to encourage citizens to comply with rationing rules and regulations. It is a primary source that can tell us a lot about rationing during WWII, including different opinions about it, what life was like under rationing, ways people tried to cheat the system, etc.
Prices Unlimited https://youtu.be/PsH4Al6829U
You must answer the following three questions:
- What was the overall message(s) of this film?
- Who was the film’s intended target audience(s)?
- What strategies did the film use to get its message(s) across to the audience?
You must take your answers from the film. A good way to accomplish this is to explain what specifically you saw in the film that led you to your answer. For example: “When the two women were in the butcher shop, they didn’t try to buy any cheese, therefore the message of the film was that American’s shouldn’t buy cheese during the war.” (That’s a totally made-up answer, by the way – don’t use it for your Analysis!)
The goal is to answer the three questions as clearly and logically as possible, clearly taking your information from Prices Unlimited.
There is no minimum or maximum word count, and there are no instructions for formatting. Feel free to answer with a narrative or list, whichever you prefer.
I have attached a sample of a primary source (pdf) with its analysis (word) for you to get an idea of how it looks like.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
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