Personally I feel that this image of Captain America, is a positive view of America. The character created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in the early 40s seems to detail what an American should be like. The character itself embodies the American spirit/dream. He is strong, courageous, righteous and dispenses justice to evil doers. This reflects how America is seen not just by other countries but by America itself, as this saviour of the world. This character is all things patriotic about the country, he wears the red and white stripes, he fights America's enemies, he defends his country. No doubt most Americans would do anything for their country, channelling the spirit of Captain America and the country itself.
I feel this image, of a mass grave for native American Indian, shows a clearly negative representation of America. I feel that the ground the country was built upon, is a graveyard. The settlers came upon the Native Americans and pretty much destroyed their way of live, by killing the food they ate, and taking their land. The nation that has grown from this, has prospered and become a great nation that is the standard for the world. Yet it still cannot hide its past. For all the good deeds America has done for the world, it still is made from violence from the very beginning.
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