and the SPD. Other than that, there are no explicit references to the SPD. In actuality, the malady, which is afflicting capitalism, is in fact the SPD. Therefore, it is essential for the "veterinarians" to nurse the system back to health. By nursing capitalism back to health, the SPD ensures it's own survival in the world of German politics.In this photomontage, Heartfield drastically decreases the role of Tarnow. He does this in several ways. First of all, the first quote, which is attributed to Tarnow, is in much smaller print than the rest of the text contained in the montage. Also, his name is in parentheses after his quote, whereas the veterinarian of Leipzig's quote has their name in front of the quote with a colon. The quote that was attributed to the SPD (veterinarians) was in fact another quote in Tarnow's speech (Kahn, 82). Finally, the use of the tiger's head eliminates any reference to Tarnow's face. This final thing decreases the effectiveness of that which was mentioned earlier, secondary realities. For example, if Heartfield had used Tarnow's head with a wounded tiger's body, the memory of this montage may have more easily been rehashed when a person saw a picture of Tarnow (Kahn, 83). But, this photomontage may still effectively produce memories or critiques of the capitalist system, when a person sees a picture of a tiger. This type of secondary reality becomes more difficult though because of the grounding of secondary reality in images. In this case, the secondary reality needs the aid of the text in order to get the message across. As one can clearly see, the text allows Heartfield to do so much more in terms of the political agenda of his montages.In reference to the swastika pin on the tie of the tiger, it is not completely autonomous Nazism. However, it is anchored in the themes of the capitalism. By placing it on the throat of the tiger instead of the somewhere else, it is as if the roar of the ...
