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The Hindenburg Joseph Späh vs Mechanical Destiny If one is to consider the sabotage angle, the nature of the image event is the direct result of deliberate human manipulation. This impacts the suggested elements of the messaging, and considering the political environment at the time, the immediate impulse is to assign political messaging as its function, with the promotion of a violent resistance to the rise of the Nazis as its purpose. In this scenario, the manufactured event also serves as a politically charged visual flag, as the explosive event both visually and audibly screamed for attention as it occurred. The sabotage consideration has some credibility because the Hindenburg had received bomb threats for the doomed flight, and this influenced public opinions into becoming more receptive to accepting the bomb theory. However, bomb threats were not unique to this flight, they had received them in the past.1 Moreover, the main culprit in the sabotage theory is Joseph Späh, an acrobat and contortionist that was returning to the U.S. after completing a performance tour of Germany. During the flight, Späh was given permission to feed his dog, which was traveling in the freight area of a lower deck; a restricted area of the ship.1 |
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National Geographic
Seconds From Disaster: The Hindenburg
YouTube.com/watch?v=KowvaxobrQg&t=30s
2 Natalia Mielczarek Rhetorical Criticism: Perspectives in Action - Visual Rhetoric GoodReads.com/book/show/59589098-rhetorical-criticism Photo Kick Ass Facts Ben Dova - The Real Daredevil KickAssFacts.com/ben-dova-the-drunk-daredevil/ |
| Visual Flag |
| Images that draw the attention of the audience to the message that they attempt to convey, typically through a striking or arresting composition.2 |