This cartoon represents a satirical view of the current financial crisis in the United States, and our government's reaction to this crisis. It depicts the government as a lifeguard, who is supposed to watch over us and save us in our time of greatest need. It also shows many people in the tumultuous waters struggling to stay afloat. This is a representation of many American people's financial woes which they struggle to overcome in a time of economical depression. Instead of being saved by the lifeguard, representing the government which they expected to rescue them from these struggles, they are left to drown in their troubles. The lifeguard instead rescues the a shark from the churning waters. This shark is a metaphorical representation of the lenders whom the government bailed out instead of supporting its citizens in need. The lenders are depicted as a shark because they too are essentially another enemy of the people, for they are the ones responsible for getting those people into debt in the first place by giving them loans which they could not pay back and are now drowning in a sea of foreclosure.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Political Metaphor
This cartoon represents a satirical view of the current financial crisis in the United States, and our government's reaction to this crisis. It depicts the government as a lifeguard, who is supposed to watch over us and save us in our time of greatest need. It also shows many people in the tumultuous waters struggling to stay afloat. This is a representation of many American people's financial woes which they struggle to overcome in a time of economical depression. Instead of being saved by the lifeguard, representing the government which they expected to rescue them from these struggles, they are left to drown in their troubles. The lifeguard instead rescues the a shark from the churning waters. This shark is a metaphorical representation of the lenders whom the government bailed out instead of supporting its citizens in need. The lenders are depicted as a shark because they too are essentially another enemy of the people, for they are the ones responsible for getting those people into debt in the first place by giving them loans which they could not pay back and are now drowning in a sea of foreclosure.
War Propaganda
This picture represents a method of war propaganda used by the American Government during World War II. It was used as encouragement to the disheartened US citizens who feared for their husbands and sons fighting in a brutal, seemingly endless war. It depicts the character known as "Uncle Sam" whom the US Government used as a manifestation of the jingoistic American spirit. They used him in other campaigns to rouse young men to battle in order to save the country they were raised to love. This poster, however, shows Uncle Sam injured from the ceaseless battles but encourages the American people to not lose faith and to keep supporting their government and men at war. Their beloved Uncle Sam, though wounded, refuses to surrender to their enemies, inappropriately labeled "Japs" in an attempt to show that the government will not back down and will defeat those who had caused them harm.
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