Fire By Herblock: Cartoon Analysis

This political cartoon was created by Jim Morin. This cartoon was created to show the shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. The shooting took place in July 2012. Jim’s political cartoon was created to mock the government when it came to the NRA. It shows that the government is under the authority when it comes to shootings with the NRA.

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 imagery of fire in Edwidge Danticat 's short story “A Wall of Fire Rising” possesses a very powerful meaning and also continually changes throughout the entirety of the story. Fire was a very sacred thing to have, especially during the time this story has taken place.

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,

There are many other political cartoons of the Americans, British, and Japanese, all of which dehumanize and demoralize the enemy. The hatred, racism, and stereotyping in rage took in the portrayal of the enemy in political cartoons, propaganda films, popular songs, and psychological studies which often presented the Japanese as apes, bats, octopuses, vermin, giants, rapists, midgets and children. The propaganda went so far as to target children like the one on page 188 making it seem as if you are a young American boy you should

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.

The audience intended for this was the people of America and the industrialists. The cartoon shows 2 men, Cornelius Vanderbilt and James Fisk, riding on trains(Fisk on 1, Vanderbilt on 2). Vanderbilt says to Fisk “Now Then Jim--No Jockeying You Know!” Fisk replies with “Let Em Rip Commodore--But Don't Stop to Water for You'll be Beat." This cartoon is showing how the different industrialists went about their business. Some did their business ethical way: making money, paying their workers fairly, and giving back to the community. While others the unethical way: making money(and keeping it all for themselves) and paying their workers little for lots of work. Document E is another political cartoon which is showing Rockefeller with the white house burning in his hand and the United States Capital as an oil refinery. The purpose of this political cartoon is showing that some of the industrialists are controlling the government by bribing politicians. This cartoon shows Rockefeller as a robber baron because it shows that the government has no control over big businessmen like him. The last document is document F. This document is a quote from Historian B. Historian B is saying how most of the blame on the captains of industry was unwarranted. She/he says that “the free world might have lost the first world war and most certainly have lost the second”(Historian B 1935) if it hadn’t been for

The political cartoon first shown above presents a military general painting on a fence writing “Truth About Vietnam”. What this political cartoon is trying to tell the reader is that the during the Vietnam War, the U.S. Government had tried to cover up the real reason of them interfering in the war. As the picture shows, the military general is covering up the truth behind the Vietnam. The second cartoon shows an American soldier, slipping over trucks and a wagon saying “General’s Coup” and “Government Upsets”. This meaning that coming from an American soldier's POV, this is causing military disruption and hurting the U.S. Army. These political cartoons were effective in their own way because they set off a negative tone on the U.S. entering

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 cartoon was made by the British during the time of the Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party. Even though it has it's literal meanings, there are also hidden meanings within this cartoon. The man covered in feathers is a great example of inferiority created by the Bostonians in the cartoon, this would also be the focus point of the whole cartoon. In the background you can see a few men pouring tea into the ocean. Finally, the noose hanging from the tree and the poster that says "Stamp Act" means that the Americans were trying to get rid of the stamp act.

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.

In the short video “Death by Fire” we learn of the story of Todd Willingham. We are presented with facts about a fire, which killed Willingham’s three children, which ultimately sent him to his death. The case begins in the small town of Corsicana, Texas. On December 13, 1991 Todd Willingham’s home was ablaze and his children were trapped inside. Neighbors say they witnessed Willingham outside, on the front porch screaming for his children and screaming for help. As the fire raged, firefighters arrived on the scene and were able to pull one of the children out of the home. Unfortunately all of the children died due to injuries they sustained in the fire. While the fire raged in the house Todd’s wife Stacy was out Christmas shopping and was unharmed. The attitude of Todd after the fire began to raise question with those who were close to him and also with investigators. The night after the fire, a local bar had a benefit to raise money for Todd’s family to help pay for the costs they would soon face. Many say that Todd became too involved with the festivities and seemed like he did not care his kids had just died. They say that Todd was bragging about how money would begin to roll in because people would feel bad for him. Having seen these things, investigators immediately labeled Todd as their prime suspect.

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.

Propaganda played a major role in the Cold War. In a 1947 comic book, the idea of the future was depicted as, “Communists infiltrate nearly every aspect of America, including subverting the Speaker of the House, before assassinating both the President and Vice-President...” (Document 7 caption) while showing chaos and crisis under communist rule. The cover of the book shows a frantic disarray of people screaming and a burning American flag, implying the damage Soviet Union will bring. The comic book sent a message to Americans that communism will bring horror, murder, and utter chaos to the US if allowed to spread and take over