Question

In the boston massacre

Answer 1

The composition of the engraving is clearly divided into two sides as if telling “It’s us against them!” On the right side there are the British soldiers dressed in uniform with their rifles with bayonets drawn, firing into the crowd. One of the British regulars is clearly the commander raising the sword and giving the order to fire. All solders and the officer have cold and determined looks on their faces. On the left side, across the clouds of smoke there is a crowd of colonists. Their faces show horror and panic. The engraving accurately shows the five victims. Three men are laying on the ground with blood gushing from the wounds which are clearly shown. Two of them lay right in front and the third one is somewhat obscured by other men standing in the bottom left corner. The man with two chest wounds is believed to be Crispus Attucks, the fist victim to fall during the shooting as he was standing in the front row. Two addition bOdies are being carried by the crowd in the attempt to help them. One of the men in the crowd is looking directly at the solders raising his hand towards them as if trying to make them stop firing. A very interesting detail of the engraving is asmall spotted dog pensively standing in the bottom center, between the shooting solders and the crowd. The dog is being spared from the firing guns. Perhaps Paul Revere meant it as a symbol of the British Soldiers treating colonists worse than dogs?

Answer 2

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Paul Revere is the author of the engraving titled "The Bloody Massacre in  King Street," considered an important piece of war propaganda.

The engraving shows a line of uniformed British soldiers firing at the people, following the orders of the officer. The engraving highlight that the British troops are the aggressors. The faces of the English army members show a fierce expression, while the American people have innocent faces. At the far end of the engraving, an English soldier seems that he is enjoying killing American people. The colonists are depicted in workers clothes. There are two colonists lying death on the floor, with blood running from their bodies, dramatizing the impact of the moment. Ther is a dog in the middle of the battle scene that is depicted as if nothing was happening. Some researchers say that the animal is a symbol of loyalty.