FDR’s “Four Freedoms Speech” went beyond the regular freedoms insured by the American constitution and claimed the new rights as American values in which later became symbols for Americans to rally around during terrible times of World War …show more content…
When analyzing these paintings, one has to keep in mind that the United States of America had recently gone through literal hell and back –depression, wars, droughts, economic decline and was just climbing out of a serious great depression. When choosing to depict “Freedom from Want” Document 1, Rockwell chose a Thanksgiving dinner to paint as a symbolic moment for the American people where in this image, three different generations surround this Thanksgiving table. All the individuals are cheerful and happy to be there, showing the thankfulness for having one another and containing the ability to endure various kinds of wants, such as physical, emotional, and spiritual. FDR had a different interpretation of “Freedom from Want” Document 2, which he believed was a right to an adequate standard of living and having food, clothing and housing. Rockwell’s interpretation of “Freedom from Fear” Document 3, was based upon children having no fear of the world due to the fact that they have two loving parents to tuck him them into their warm, comforting