Assignment 10-29-13

1.)
-Why is the Capitol Building being pushed off the cliff? Cartoon's message.
-What does the elephant on the top of the cliff represent? Use of images.
-What is the significance of the setting of the cartoon? Subject of the cartoon.
- What does the officer handcuffing the elephant represent? Use of images.
-Why is the elephant being arrested? Cartoon's message.

2.)
Let your eyes "float" over the cartoon.
Use the significance of the most emphasized images to follow the flow of the cartoon.
Determine who the cartoon is trying to target.
Understand the context of which the cartoon was created under.
Look for symbols or images that recur throughout politics.
Look for any other minor contributions the artist made to create humor or add to the situation.

3.)
Symbolism: cartoonists use symbols of smaller ideas to represent larger ideas and guide interpretations of the audience in this way.

Exaggeration: cartoonists exaggerate physical characteristics of things to make or emphasize a point.

Labeling: cartoonists sometimes label things in order to provide clarity of what is going on in the cartoon.

Analogy: cartoonists use comparisons of simple things and apply them to a more complex subject to help the audience understand the situation with more depth.

Irony: cartoonists use irony to provide humor to  a situation or to express their opinion of the issue at hand.