The Guy Who Makes A Mock Of Democracy: Cartoon Analysis

After some research I figured out that when the artist created this cartoon s/he wanted to show the reader that the man is actually excersizing his right to the fifth Amendment. In doing this the man doesn’t admit to committing this crime and gives the police no evidence whatsoever to use against him in court. I thought that this cartoon, although a bit cryptic, conveyed this message very well and in a realistic fasion.

Benjamin Franklin created the first known American political cartoon, “Join or Die”. It was originally published in the Pennsylvania Gazette, a newspaper owned and ran by Franklin. The cartoon is a snake divided into eight sections representing the original colonies, below that is a caption, “Join or Die.” Ben Franklin was trying to relay his standpoint on the uniting of the colonies;

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.

Thomas Nast, 1840-1902, was a political cartoonist who is known by some historians as “the father of modern political American political cartooning” (Simpson, ANBO). This is due in part because Nast was the person who created the donkey symbol to represent the Democratic Party and elephant symbol to represent the Republican Party. Another reason why Nast earned this title and therefore should be studied is that he changed the way cartoonists delivered their context. Before the Civil War cartoonist relied on dialogue rather than images to get the message across, however; Nast used the picture to convey the message of his cartoons (Simpson, ANBO). Since his cartoons did not need words to convey the message he was able to reach the illiterate

Dr. Seuss is known for his phenomenal creatures, invented words, and rhymes that surpassed absurdity and became something beautiful. Before that, though, Theodor Geisel was nationally noted for his political cartoons during World War II that enticed the mind to do more than think, but to ask questions and crave knowledge and justice. Dr. Seuss was not just a whimsical alter-ego of Mr. Geisel by any means, however. Dr. Seuss allowed Geisel to communicate his message to a

During the mid-eighteenth century, the American colonies began struggling with their oppressive mother colony, Great Britain. Many colonizers, however, were divided on whether to fight for freedom or to remain a subjugated colony. As a call to unity for independence, Benjamin Franklin published his famous “Join, or Die” cartoon in his newspaper the Pennsylvania Gazette. Through his depiction of a fractured snake, Benjamin Franklin was calling for the dismantled colonies to unify (join) rather than losing any semblance of independence (die). Benjamin Franklin`s political cartoon was successful in unifying the colonies against the imminent British threat since it served as a call to action for the colonists since it evoked both personal responsibility and fear.

His take on the Japanese American community was incredibly racist, yet there is some justification for his actions. By dehumanizing the Japanese Emperor, Seuss was able to unite the country against a common enemy and inspire them to work hard to defeat this symbol of evil. It was not politically correct to draw the Emperor to resemble a rat more than a person, but it did work for giving the enemy a face that the American people would be glad to fight against. Seuss’s famous propaganda poster in which the Japanese American people all resembling rats are lined up to receive TNT for the impending invasion is harder to justify. He was trying to appeal to the American people that generalize the Japanese Americans as lower class citizens.

When describing the current state of the USA, very little positive language would be used. The more standard response would be one including an overall negative, and debt describing language. As seen in Barrack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address, the president of our nation seemed to completely disregard the actual “state” of the union by simply stating that, “The state of the union is sound”. This short, vague, and contradicting statement seemed to be blow up the anemic progressions our nation has made during Obamas presidency. It is safe to say that the description of a “sound” nation did not make a connection with many Americans. It left people with more of a sense of confusion to what the actual situation stands to be. That situation, the current state of our union, would more appropriately be described as upsetting. Especially when being described by the current president of over five years who promised to better our nation. Gary McCoy’s drawing depicts the not so serious response to Barack Obama’s humorous statement to the current state of the union, and poses the argument that his remarks no longer send a sense of promise and hope, but more of something to just roll your eyes at.

Seuss’s previous history with political cartoons, and knowing how often they took on or carried very racial undertones, I believe there is too much here, to just entirely disregard his political cartoonist past. That also has to do, with not just the racial undertones coming from Dr. Seuss, the racial undertones that were coming from most of America. Not to excuse Dr. Seuss for having these views, but his sentiment was common among the American Public. People weren’t happy about the war. Being in a World War wasn’t pretty. Being attacked the way we were, one can see why people may have held such views back then. This sentiment can even be seen with the wars of today. With our wars in the Middle East, you see many people making sweeping generalizations about Middle Eastern people. Knowing full well, that the few committing these crimes, are actually a very small sect of their

The “big, red-lipped negro” summarizes exactly what the Invisible Man is trying to escape; the established prejudice of the early american white society. At the time, being black generalized a person into a single group. Where a white person could be a highly educated, smart lawyer or could simply be a homeless person on the street, however, if one was black, one was black, and nothing more. The Invisible Man tries to defy that stereotype by distinguishing himself. From writing the speech that gets him the scholarship to the University, to joining the Brotherhood for the sake of black progressiveness. He constantly tries to break free of the bigotry and stereotyping that confines him in the eyes of the white society. As he tries to escape the racism that surrounds him, he realizes that he is an Invisible Man, and will amount to nothing more than any black person walking down the street. The piece of early Americana represents his inability to escape the deeply-instilled bigotry in white society.2

If I had to rename this film, then I would chose the title, “Does the United States Really Defend Democracy?” My reason for this title is due to the various examples provided by John Pilger that demonstrates that the U.S. instead of implementing democracies, they destroy them. “What does Latin American development mean to the U.S.?” (Metoyer). After reviewing the notes this question has been roaming my head and I honestly have no clue in ow the U.zs. Will take the rise of more leftist political leaders. After watching the film I want to assume that the United States will resist the advancement of the leftist political leaders because there is no way the U.S. can keep complete control over these nations. “Famine, stagnation, and disorder might

In the years spanning the Cold War, government types affected their societies by instilling new foreign policies, influenced the opposing population’s outlook towards communism and democracy through propaganda, and encouraged the establishment of new industries and trade agreements to support the war effort.

Static on the screens of homes with children, perhaps the occasional without, all across the world, a new and entertaining television cartoon has appeared time and time again. Produced by Nickelodeon, Blaze and the Monster Machines is a family friendly animated series which takes place in the fictional location of Axle City and centers on an eight year old techie named AJ who drives the monster truck Blaze, the best racer in Axle City. AJ and Blaze go on adventures that have them solving problems in the areas o math and science. Often, Blaze and AJ are faced with the series' antagonist, Crusher- a tractor trailer who will do anything to beat all other racers to the finish line, trying to get in the way of their success in their

  The cartoon is presenting that men have authority, and women should not have power. The cartoon is basically saying that giving women "rights" is against the natural order of things. Also, it explains that women's place is obeying men and their place is at home cooking and cleaning for them. So, this cartoon was presenting that women should not have any opinion in anything.