Example Of A Political Cartoon

Thomas Nast is known as the "Father of the American Cartoon," having created satirical art during the 19th century that critiqued slavery and crime. In this political cartoon, Thomas Nast as an artist reflects on the differences between the Republican and Democratic parties. The political parties now are different from when the cartoon was published. The Republican Party was the party of the people, mostly supported by the North. The Democratic Party, on the other hand, was the party of the South, of business, and was noted for being supported by former Confederate soldiers and sympathizers.

Originating in the 19th century, political cartoons are created and drawn as a means to deliver a message. Whether it be about politics, events or social concerns, the artist is able to express themselves creatively. The cartoons are not only meant to express the view of the creator, but are also open to interpretation. Most political cartoons have a biased point of view and uses rhetoric to persuade its audience.

They use their artistic skills as an aid to convey messages to people of all ages. Political cartoons appear all over the internet and social media. The cartoonists usually distort several of the characters’ physical features in order to emphasize a belief or criticize an idea in the society. A recent political cartoon depicts Donald Trump with a long nose. The cartoonist tried to influence the viewers into believing that Donald Trump is a liar, and he does not fit to be president. It might seem that the cartoonist drew the cartoon just to make the viewers laugh, but his goal was actually to present the reasons why US citizens should not vote for Trump. This drawing might not immediately cause the viewers to alter their attitude towards Trump, but the drawing will appear in the viewer's’ mind whenever the presidential election is mentioned. Sometimes, the cartoon might even influence the viewer to vote for Clinton instead of Donald Trump. The more entertaining a cartoon appear, the faster the picture will spread throughout social media and the internet. This will allow the cartoonist to spread his ideas to a greater amount of

Political cartoons are an illustrative technique that political cartoonist use to display a message to the viewers about government, world affairs, and politics. In 1754, publishers of the Pennsylvania Gazette published the first political cartoon illustrated by Benjamin Franklin (West, par. 1). Benjamin Franklin used his first political cartoon, titled Join or Die, to gain support from the colonies for the Crown’s war against the French (West, par. 1). Since the 1700s, illustrators use political cartoons as a medium to display political messages to its viewers (West, par. 1). On March 10, 2015, publishers of the Columbia Daily Tribune published a political cartoon, illustrated by John Darkow, titled Hillary Has A Primary Opponent (Darkow,

Although African-Americans had won the right to vote and theoretically won equality, this was not the case for them in reality. They were still being denied the same freedoms as they had been denied when they were slaves; the most prominent being the right to vote. In the political cartoon “This is a White Man Government,” Thomas Nast (the author) critiques yet exploits the sentiments of the South. The title itself gives away the anti-black attitudes, but the content of the image itself portrays the true feelings and actions actually taken by whites to restrict blacks from the freedoms they earned. In the image, three white men are standing on a black man and the American flag, while the black man is attempting to reach for a ballot box to cast his vote. The white men are clearly hurting the black man through these actions, which emphasizes the fact that they are threatening not only the black’s freedoms (in this case specifically, the freedom to vote), but their safety as well. This makes the argument that blacks were more harmed after their freedoms than during their slavery.

This political cartoon is saying that if you vote for the democrats than you are a white man. There was slavery then if you vote for the republicans than you would be compared to a negro.

The political cartoons of the 1800s reflected the feelings of many laborers of the time. The American Revolution began in the early 1800s and continued through much of the 19th century. The low wages and high fees of being a laborer, added to the long hours many worked, made people desperate to find a better way of life. Despite their need for a better life, many laborers had little skill or ability to anything else. As the cartoon shows they are being crushed between their high rent that they are required to pay and the low wages being driven by the new monopolies and corporations of the time. Eventually riots broke out in the cities as the workers got more and more desperate to push for an increase in wages.

During the 1920’s a series of events were set into motion that plunged America into one of the worst time of its existence come 1929 and later the Great Depression. Through the challenges America faced, it arose to become the world’s strongest leading economical and political superpower. As the country began to emerge stronger than ever, leaders arose to the occasion and aided its progression as a world power. One such leader was be Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Due to his actions, the memory of him was preserved in the form of political cartoons for individuals to view and come to the conclusion that despite some ill feelings toward the man, he was a man of noble character who aided America in achieving greatness.

In the comic people and speech balloons are not present, and thus no tone or voice is ever established other than the humor in naming a hurricane DACA with immigration politics swirling in the midst of it, while it is headed straight to the Whitehouse. Because of this, we know that the author believes debates and protests are going to occur within the Whitehouse over the immigration policies, but we never clearly see his view or side on whether he was for or against DACA and immigration. What’s left is an unbiased cartoon, where little controversy is to be found.

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

Indeed, in an era where news of all kinds is only a click away, it seems odd that the simple cartoon could once have been the most influential form of media in the nation. However, one must realize that the target audience of these cartoons were illiterate immigrants and the impoverished masses; before exposure to Nast’s cartoons, they had no way to know that their beloved Tweed was corrupting politics at all. In addition,these comics were published at a time when the United States had the highest newspaper circulation per capita in the world; everyone had access to these cartoons (Leepson 54). Therefore, Nast could use his illustrations to turn politics into a tangible, understandable topic for the American masses; in doing this, Nast paved the way for future illustrators and journalists, such as Homer Davenport, who went on to caricaturize corruption just as his predecessor had (Wang,

This cartoon is displaying that the government makes promises that they often do not keep. It depicts the patriot receiving very little of what they had ordered. This is a metaphor for the lies that the government feeds the public. This cartoon is using pathos in the form of patriotism, in that they want America to be without the lies. The artist of this cartoon wishes to bringing this feeling out of people in order to have the people join up and realize the truth, or their truth, about what is happening in our country.

Cartoons have been a prominent and interesting apparatus for politics throughout the ages. Political movements, parties, and groups using propaganda to further their beliefs dates back to the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Though America faces an austere history, lighthearted propaganda colors its decades and gives them life. Political cartoons are so widely used in America that they have become a significant piece of pop culture. Moreover, because of their ability to capture the reader’s attention, propaganda is exploited throughout politics.The cartoons are wonders of the human imagination; illustrators create comical images and intertwine profound political opinions to influence their viewer’s mind. For example, one movement that abundantly grew from propaganda was the women’s rights movement. The artists of the seemingly despised cause drew controversial cartoons that set a fire in the hearts of women all over the world. Consequently, the same cartoons ignited a passionate war between women who wanted freedom, and those who believed that women could not handle that freedom. Through the use of colorful concepts and daring expressions, political cartoons display the influence of the women’s rights movement throughout history, while the cartoons of Anti-Feminists demonstrates the world’s reaction to the movement.

The cartoon is called “The Crooked House of Clintons” and the artist Ben Garrison is trying to inform the viewers of how corrupt Hillary is according to this cartoon. Garrison is a political cartoon artist and he is known for creating illustrations about the U.S corruption. The cartoon was created on June 21st, 2016. The whole point of this cartoon is to show what Garrison’s point of view of the presidential candidates was. The setting of this cartoon is Hillary and Bill Clinton’s house, where all the chaos and corruption had begun. When you look at this cartoon it makes you really think about whom Hillary is really for, the people or herself. The cartoon is telling a story about how corrupt the Clintons are and how much they have gotten away

In the political cartoon, Hitler and Stalin are greeting each other, meaning that they are allies, however as they are insulting each other as greetings, it also shows the dislike between the two countries due to their opposing ideologies, and that they are deceitful and cynical, which could foreshadow the downfall of the