Problem
1) Political cartoons are ink drawings created to provide a humorous or critical opinion about political events at the time of its creation.
2) While political cartoons can be funny, they are created to persuade their audience to take a particular view on a historical event.
3) A successful political cartoon can change someone's mind so that they ultimately agree with the cartoonist's point of view.
a) Political Cartoon Techniques:
i) Symbolism - Simple objects, or symbols, can stand for larger concepts or ideas.
ii) Exaggeration - Physical characteristics of people or things may be exaggerated to make a point.
iii) Labeling/Captions - Sometimes objects or people are labeled to make it obvious what they stand for.
iv) Analogy - By comparing two different things, cartoonists can help their readers see a different point of view.
v) Irony - Irony is the difference between the ways things are and the way things should be or are expected to be.
vi) Stereotypes - A stereotype is an over-simpli?cation of what a particular group looks like or acts like.
Questions: Use the political cartoon below to answer the questions.
a) Correctly identify and explain the two political cartoon techniques from the list above that are used in the image.
b) Describe the main idea that the artist is attempting to convey with the political carton.