PEACE CORPS IN THE 21 ST CENTURY: A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS

66Figure 2.7Aside from the main homepage, the Peace Corps consistently maintains images ofbeautiful landscapes and volunteers in action. These are a bit different because thevolunteers in other photographs are in their communities. These volunteers are rarelyworking, but they are laughing, sitting, talking, playing games with the people of theircommunities. This positioning reminds the viewer that Peace Corps volunteers are up foran adventure, rather than hard work. The Peace Corps is hard work, but that is not theimage the Peace Corps provides. The “toughest job” aspect has all but been removed.Figure 5.1 Figure 5.2Figure 5.3 Figure 5.4In figure 5.1 we see a volunteer laughing with host country nationals. In figure 5.2, avolunteer is playing a game with a group of young girls, as is the volunteer in figure 5.3.In the final image, 5.4, the volunteer is watching an event with a group of kids. Theseimages all indicate an easy form of volunteer service, one that allows for free time. Alimited number of images actually show the volunteer at work, either teaching, planting,