Reaction to Four Freedoms poster

The Four Freedoms poster that I liked the best was a slightly different interpretation of the original Freedom from Fear poster. This interpretation was done by R. O. Blechman and features a father and mother tucking their kids into bed. The reason I liked this poster is because of how it stresses the element of fear by using the father as an example. The main difference between this interpretation and the original is that the father seems to be looking at us and thinking about current fears of the era, such as terrorist attacks and the deep recession. All of these fears are put right up in the foreground in large text bubbles that are pressed next to each other. This creates a negative idea of constant emotional anxiety that can clearly be seen in the face of the father as he looks at us. Even though both the mother and the kids look calm and peaceful (seeming to symbolize the desire to believe that all will be right with the world), the father doesn't seem to think so and the fearful, questioning look on him makes me wonder whether or not anyone can, or will be, truly safe in this world. The freedom that I think is the most important now is the freedom from fear, since we live in a world that seems to be run mainly by fear. Practically all the world leaders are in constant anxiety over whether are not someone is just going to start blowing people up. Citizens in most of the world's countries worry about any recessions that might be caused by the current state of economy. Everyone wants a desire to be safe from the evils that consume the world. If everyone could somehow work together in such a way as to reduce the fear that corrupts people's minds, it would allow us to create a world that looks beyond fear and focuses on the other three freedoms to give people the world they dream of: a world that is run by the Four Freedoms of FDR.