Monday, January 26, 2015

How to analyze a political cartoon

To analyze a political cartoon you have to first find out what it is making fun of. this can be done by reading any caption that the cartoon has. Then you have to look at the cartoon for small details.
this link is a guide to analyzing a political cartoon guide
looking at this picture you see a glove that represents america and a man on a toy horse that says dictatorship. He is in a country called the Philippines and a sword with the name Aguinaldo. This is making fun of the Filipino rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo saying he is like a child and a dictator.



This picture shows a woman in a frying pan that says Spanish misrule and a fire under it that says anarchy. This is saying that america needs to save Cuba by defeating Spain and ruling Cuba while also making a play on the phrase out of the frying pan and into the kitchen.



This picture shows Teddy Roosevelt swinging a big stick at Spanish controlled countries and making  deals with other European countries. This is making fun of one of Teddy Roosevelt quotes.