Popular Culture Review 30.1
In Flight Nurse , Cherry is portrayed very similarly on the Swedish and American covers and more of the patriotic features have been kept , or made even stronger , on the Swedish cover illustration . When studying the background of the images , however , the American and Norwegian images are more similar . The most conspicuous feature signalling American patriotism is actually on the Norwegian cover . Here , there is an airplane in the background , and two men and a woman are carrying a wounded soldier on a stretcher onto the plane . The plane on the Norwegian cover has the classic U . S . Armed Forces ’ roundel emblem with the white star in a blue circle painted on it�a symbol not present on the American edition . This could be a compensation for the omission of Cherry ’ s own patriotism on the Norwegian cover image . The background of the Swedish illustration also has the airplane and people carrying a stretcher , but these elements are much more blurred and distant , and do not bear any major resemblance to the original . Compared to the American and Norwegian editions , a much wider background is depicted that includes an airport and an area of the sky with a plane . The most obvious symbol with an ideological value in the background is the Red Cross , which can be seen both on the tailfin of the plane and on a flag on the control tower . According to Björkvall ’ s image analysis , it is often the case that the “ real world ” is situated at the bottom of an image , whereas dreams and ideals are presented at the top of the page , reflecting Western ideas about earth and heaven ( 90 , 96 ). It is notable that the Red Cross flag is situated in the upper half of the image , symbolizing Cherry ’ s ideals�helping and caring for the sick and the wounded . The Swedish background is somewhat less patriotic toward America , and instead , the publisher stresses Cherry ’ s role as a helper by adding the Red Crosses . If we focus on the airport in the background , it seems to bear more resemblance to today ’ s large international airports
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