Analysis Of The Politics Of Fear By Barry Blitt

The first source is a political cartoon dealing with the patriot act, the patriot act is an act that began on September 11th after a life taking terrorist attack, it provides government officials with the ability and tools to stop future terrorist attacks. The cartoon presents a ironic perspective that actions such as the removal of rights and freedoms are needed to ensure the citizens are safe and unharmed. However, it is clear that the cartoonist vigorously disagrees with the patriot act by the use of her/his jail like looking room. The cartoon suggest that american citizens are blind to what is going on around them, the individuals in the source are smiling despite the fact that they are under 24 hour surveillance, and more than likely

The title of the cartoon that I have chosen is “Fire,” by Herblock . In the cartoon there is a man with the words “hysteria” written on the side of his leg. The man is climbing a ladder that leads to the Statue of Liberty’s torch with the a bucket, filled with water. The man seems to be trying to put the fire that is on the Statue of Liberty’s torch out. My interpretation of this cartoon is that in the midst of all the craziness with Mccarthyism, The anti-communist are crushing many freedoms and liberties that the Americans had. In my opinion, this cartoon is effective because when Americans understand the meaning of the cartoon, they will realize anti-communist are threatening their liberties. After World War II Russians forced communist control

Fear is often characterized as an irrational sense of negativity toward the unknown or the unlikeable. In the eyes of many Americans, the majority of whom proclaim their Christian beliefs, this sensation is considered unavoidable. Marilynne Robinson argues in her article “Fear”, published by The New York Review of Books in 2015, that “...first, contemporary America is full of fear. And second, fear is not a Christian habit of mind” (Robinson 1). In other words, it is ‘unchristian’ to fear. In both the beginning and conclusion, she clearly expresses credibility through her extensive credentials and strong emotional arguments; however, this is overshadowed by the wordiness, sarcasm, and lack of

This political cartoon ties into my theme since it shows how the man is stressing over the news and thoughts and how he must relieve himself from it all. Not only that, but it also ties into the passage Why I Went to the Woods by Henry David Thoreau. This can be proven as it is seen in the passage when the author says that the character would mine and burrow their way through the hills in front of them. With this being a metaphor, the author uses figurative language as he explains how the character in the passage is trying to get away from all of their bad thoughts, trying to leave all of his stress behind but the stress just continues to pile up, just like a hill. This also ties in with my Theme and my political cartoon since they all show

This political cartoon refers tot he Boston massacre. The building int he back is the state house. The right side of the political cartoon shows Boston soldiers in uniform holding rifles with bayonets that re firing at the crowd. One of the men is a commander who is hiding a sword and giving the orders. The soldiers and the commander all have determined and fierce looks on their faces.

Commonly used cartoons intimidated, amused, or simply condemned the victim within the pictures reputation. In cartoon 12.9 (Thomas Nast) three angry white men, an Irishmen, former confederacy supporter, and a banker/business man stand atop an African American man yielding an American flag. All three men pictured desired a government for the “white” America. Article 12.5d represents a similar depiction of African Americans. An African American looking male sits in ratty clothing while the “white” man works tirelessly. The propaganda symbolizes The Freedman’s Bureau and how it will destroy the dynamic between the “white” man and African Americans. During 1898, the USS Maine exploded, and Grant Hamilton draws a cartoon blaming the Spanish (Article 14.9a). A gorilla looking man sporting a belt stating he is Spanish and wielding a bloody knife, stands above a grave labeled “Maine soldiers murdered by Spain.” The media refers to Spanish as “gorillas” and, therefore, Hamilton blames them for the Maine explosion. While the U.S. considered making the Philippines apart of the states, cartoonists sketched out their opinions. The unknown artist of “Is he to be a despot” (Article 14.9b) draws three men, William McKinley, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte. McKinley’s foot squishes a human looking creature, from the Philippines, underneath his foot.

Sam Robert in the article “A decade of fear” argues that Mccarthyism turned Americans against each other. Robert supports his claim by illustrating fear, describing betrayal, and comparing it to other US internal conflicts. The author's purpose is to point out a vulnerable point in American history in order to demonstrate how Americans fell prey to Mccarthy’s propaganda. The author writes in a direct and cynical tone for an educated audience. I Strongly agree with Rogers. Mccarthyism caused Americans to turn on each other because it sparked and strengthened the fear of there being communist spies in the government. As well as inciting Americans to hunt and expose communists or anyone they thought to be communist and plunging Americans into a mass hysteria.

The birds represent Germany and Great Britain, and the ships represent the United States Naval. The big stick is an ideology of “speak softly and carry a big stick” (as cited in Morgan, 1919, p. 216), that is well known as “Roosevelt Corollary.” The artist expresses the intervention that President Roosevelt acted as the police flexing his muscles and standing up against the Europeans from invading Venezuela for repayment matters.

In the image produced by Bruce Davidson called. Arrest of a demonstrator, USA. Birmingham, Alabama.1963 the viewer can see that there is a human vs. human interaction taking place within the composition. There are three figures placed in the foreground that are in sharp focus. Looking at the image as a whole the use of depth of field helps provoke the idea of focusing on the figures. The image itself is in black and white. The figure in the middle is a young African women in her late 20s being contained by two other figures being white male police officers in there 30’s. The women’s clothing is dark with button up white jacket. Her earrings are pearls and her hair is short. The officers in the image have on their uniforms with helmets and bow ties as well with guns to the side of their belt. The figures faces seem to be empty and create a mood of sadness, it puts an uncomfortable mood to the over all image. As your eye strays over the image you can see a vehicle in being the figures and behind that is a crowd of what appears to be bystanders. The sign in the background is center of the composition making it legible the sign is a located on a theater building which reads “suspense excitement Susan Hayward backstreet and damn the defiant.” The dark contrast of the figure in the middle helps to draw in the eye of the viewer to center of picture well the grey tones help to flatten parts of the image.

Engrossed in fear, many Americans are living under the false perceptions portrayed by the media. This tendency is due to the underestimated power the media has in over society. With all the different forms of access the media has, it is almost a second nature to accept what the media is portraying as true. Why is it that, according to the Polly Klaas Foundation, although the” majority of missing children in our country are runaways”, three out four parents fear that their children will be kidnapped? Or that according to Skeptical Inquirer, “not a single death or injury has been reported from a stranger poisoning Halloween candy since 1958”, yet parents still fear for their children? Or according to if you add up all the mentions in the press of the millions of Americans with heart disease, cancer, migraines, or other illnesses, you’d find that the total number of Americans supposedly afflicted with a serious disease is 543 million- a shocking number in a nation of around 322 million. “Scratch the surface of any pseudo-fear and you’ll find a wide array of groups that stand to benefit from promoting the scares, and that we waste tens of billions of dollars and person-hours every year on largely mythical dangers,” writes Barry Glassner in The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things (Glassner). We ought to start doubting our

Former President Barack Obama unveiled his presidential portrait along with the former first lady’s as well. Barack’s was painted by artist Kehinde Wiley while Michelle’s was done by Amy Sherald. After the reveal people felt the need to bring up Kehinde controversial past works, specifically two from 2012 both of them titled “Judith Beheading Holofernes” it being a parody of Caravaggio two paintings of the same name. Both of Kehinde’s painting convey the same idea; a black woman locking eyes with the viewer with the head of white a woman in one hand and knife held at the side on a more european-romanticism styled backdrop, a staple in his works.

The last element, caricature is used to exaggerate a person’s physical features to make them look noticeable and give meaning to the representation. The cartoonist has intentionally caricatured Turnbull and his wife’s height to make them look childlike. The effective use of the caricature has negatively adjusted the way Australian citizens view Malcolm Turnbull. Furthermore, exaggerating their height into little children could also indicate what Turnbull is really like when discussing important political changes in Parliament between parties; he is very apprehensive like a little boy in a pet shop. To the last example, Turnbull’s eyebrows and anxious smile has particularly been caricatured to outline his hesitant behavior. The crowd closely observes Turnbull, which effectively brings out his confidence when under pressure.

The gestures of both presidents are very vibrant and visible. Bush has his eyes squinted, wrinkles in forehead, nostrils opened, and mouth open in a downward motion; therefore, its apparent that he’s ready to attack. His gesture enhances humor because when presidents are dealing with controversies, they are serious, and in most cases trying to influence the audience. Obama’s eyes are closed, eyebrows raised, mouth closed in a downward motion, and his hands are crossed, giving the impression that he is actively listening. Bush’s gesture adds to the meaning of the cartoon because it supports the fact, that he is inclined to take charge against any country. He does not sit calmly and review documents, like Obama does. Gesture enhances the humor

). The setting of the cartoon is minimalist because the only background we require is for president Obama. Obama looks like he is in a office. The office is identifiable from the chair and desk. The office is representative of any president because that’s where they produce most of their work. Bush has numerous props, such as the weapons and artillery, which he carries behind his back, and grenades he has wrapped around his waist. He also carries two documents with the captions of “IRAQ” and “AFGHANISTAN” (Handelsman Cartoon). Bush steps on a banner that says “Mission Accomplished” (Handelsman Cartoon). These props add to the meaning of the cartoon because it reinforces what Handelsman tries to tell us. He strengthens the fact that Bush is

Obama uses imagery in order to make sure the audience knows the america he’s talking about and to keep his audience intrigued. Halfway through the essay, it is clear that Obama starts using examples of imagery. He starts by stating what America once was and how it “basically confined women”(Obama 2). By doing this, he helps his audience think back and make the audience think about how we’ve improved as a nation. Obama also does this to lead into stating how we’ve improved for the audience. While the audience starts thinking about it, he swoops in and explains all the ways we’ve improved. Another use of imagery comes when he states, “This is something I spoke about...women should behave”(Obama 3). Using evidence from his past speeches both builds credibility and helps