Use Of Exaggeration And Symbolism In The Wandering Jew

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Through the use of exaggeration and symbolism, the author of “The Wandering Jew” matches the ideals set by the Nazis that Jews are the reason for everything bad.

The author uses exaggeration to create the stereotype that Jews are ugly and evil. In the poster, they portray this image of an unprepossessing man with a big nose and very defined wrinkles. The man's eyes and facial expression give him a snarl/ angry kinda look. The author exaggerates this man's features so well by just looking at this poster and having no idea what a Jew looks like, I would be scared of Jews too. The Nazis were able to manipulate people into thinking this is what Jews are, and that's why the use of exaggeration is such a strong tool.

Symbolism is used by the