JD Crowe: An Analysis Of Political Cartoons

This cartoon is depicting Australia’s politics denying Australia citizens the right of same sex marriage, using the iconic TV show, The Voice, to convey the message. The audience is first drawn to Tony Abbott who is shown with overlarge ears and stating that he should not be ‘expect[ed]’ to ‘turn’ around for same sex marriage, which represents him not allowing it. The way he is sitting is also showing his stubbornness on the issue. The audience then see the other “judges” who have all said yes to marriage equality. This represents USA, Ireland and New Zealand who all allow same sex marriage. These countries being used may be to make the audience feel as if Australia is falling behind these countries that we are so similar to.

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.

This Dr. Seuss original was published by PM Magazine and was printed on July 30, 1942 in midst of World War Two. The cartoon is named The Guy Who Makes a Mock of Democracy as it showcases the United States mindset on racist prejudice which was a common theme at the time. Dr. Seuss used his cartoon as a way of persuasion and a way to show his stance on what was going on during 1942. There was a lot of racial prejudice going on towards Japanese Americans because of the Pearl Harbor attack that had happened in the pervious year. The picture cartoon shows the man standing on a cellar with people trying to climb out. This illustrates the amount of cruelty that Americans were displaying towards Japanese Americans because of the event that had taken place back in December of 1941. The pledge may say “With liberty and justice for all”, but in reality it was putting exclusions

The cartoon raises issues of dominance, racist bias, and paternalism. These issues were used to legitimize the rise in imperialism during this political cartoon. First issues were dominance because of influence over the states and territories (i.e. California, Texas, Mexico, Arizona and Alaska) that the U.S. has had for a while now are labeled “the modeled students” that eventually became civilized. The second issue was racist bias because of “the model students” are portrayed as white, perpetuating the idea that White-Americans superiority was more civilized and governed better. However, dark-skinned people have portrayed two different ways. For example, African Americans and Native Americans were portrayed stupid because one had a

In the cartoon, the first noticeable item would be the phrase “Love trumps hate” spread over three different panels. The phrase derives from the 2016 election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump; many of Clinton’s supporters viewed, and an overwhelming majority still view, Donald Trump as a person who incites hate and violence. In response to him inflammatory rhetoric and often controversial platform, Clinton supporters coined the phrase “love trumps hate.” It is an obvious play on the President’s name; an attempt to make his name forever synonymous with hate and violence. However, following the days of the election, and for many months prior, those same people began rioting and inciting violence towards Trump and his supporters. Many people were physically assaulted and hospitalized due to the actions of “loving” Clinton supporters because they exercised their first amendment right to wear a shirt or a hat to show support of their candidate.

The political cartoon I chose was drawn by Henry Payne. The political cartoon depicts President Obama playing golf. I chose this cartoon for many different reasons and I feel this relates to how I feel about the current politics. I will show how this cartoon applies to the current situation the government is facing.

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 this way, Lee’s use of satire is Juvenalian. Horation satire can be just as common, however, seen in cartoons, comic strips, television, songs, movies, and other forms of media. In one of the political cartoons published in Gary Varvel's Editorial Cartoons, Varvel aims at producing a desire for revision in government institutions. President Obama is seen sitting relaxed at his desk, not seeing the “spending fire” behind his desk, obviously posing a problem presently as well as an increasing problem in the future as the fire grows. This is effective because the audience to the cartoon can see the problem, and can see the blindness of those seemingly in charge of the issues. Varvel satirizes governmental spending in this cartoon, and shows the concern and awareness that he wants his audience to see by showing the worried individual to the right of Obama’s

Before it can be analyzed effectively, the political cartoon must be described. The cartoon itself is rather simple. Donald

Political cartoons and satire are a prevalent way to depict the current viewpoints in the political system. In some cases, the cartoons can polarize people when they push the envelope too far. However, in many cases, Democrats and Republicans alike can join in laughing at the humor intended by the illustrators and writers. For my cartoon, I chose to draw a picture of an elephant crushing Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. The meaning behind my cartoon is that even Republicans are trying to keep Trump from saying all the highly opinionated, offensive, and negative things in his political campaign.

In contemporary society, the use of visual images has increased, tapping into the mindset of many. Despite the influential impact of words, visual images are unique, in which images have the power to conceptualize the thoughts of an individual through the use of color, details, layout,etc. One primary example of a visual image is by political cartoonist, Nick Anderson, who created a satirical depiction of Liberal Presidential Delegate, Bernie Sanders. On a road to trying to win the Presidential Democratic Nominee, Sanders is illustrated in a fantasy-like dimension of rainbows and unicorns. Anderson scorns that in a nation with rising economical problems, the people are too dependent on the government and expect for magic to occur. In the hope of reaching out to Sanders supporters, Anderson’s

The second cartoon named “Uncle Sam Ruled Out” depicts a man in the center who is supposed to represent the Patterson Silk Manufacturers. He is holding a flag that says, “To hell with all your laws; I’ll get Haywood, Elizabeth Flynn, or anyone else who interferes with my profits”. This man is also stepping on large pieces of paper that say “Free Speech Law”, “Child Labor Law”, and “Right of Assembly”. He is countered by a small, frightened Uncle Sam in the bottom right

For the past 7, weeks Australians have been bombarded with one of the longest political campaigns in the history of this country. As the campaign progressed we saw both Malcolm Turnbull travelling around the Australia promising a lot of money to many projects: on the condition that the state government would have to pay up to half the cost to fund the projects. Sean

This political cartoon is a humorous perspective on the media's over-analyzing handshakes between Trump and Putin that make viewers feel fed up with. I can see the message of this painting based on the image of a man sitting in front of a television screen, his hand putting on his face showing the disappointment as the TV channel continues analyzing Trump and Putin's handshake. This reminds me of my childhood, every time I watched the Disney Channel, I always get bored whenever this channel replayed cartoon movie "Upin and Ipin". And even now growing up, what annoys me most when watching TV is the constant ad.

“The Rail Splitter repairing the union” is a political cartoon made by Joseph E. Baker in 1865. The cartoon was created to represent President Lincoln being a good person trying his best to repair the Union after the Civil War. After his assassination Andrew Jackson wanted to go on with Lincoln’s idea and provide the south with fair treatment. Both of them tried to bring the union together.