It is time to practice analyzing political cartoons. Complete the
following steps for your assignment:
1. Visit Five Decades of Herblock on The Washington Post website.
2. Select 1956–1965, and then select 1966–1975. For both
selections, read the essays and view the five political
cartoons associated with each decade:
○ Determine the issue of the respective historical
moments that each of these cartoons critiques.
○ Note which visual elements (the actual drawing,
including the layout and design) and verbal elements
(the text, including titles and captions) are combined
to produce particular meanings and effects in each
cartoon.
3. Select any five political cartoons from the Herblock
collection. For each of the political cartoons you choose,
write a paragraph analysis that does the following:
○ Identifies the vice, issue, or institution that the cartoon
satirizes.
○ Analyzes the visual and verbal elements that combine
to produce meaning and effect.
○ Identifies the elements of satire the creator uses. Refer
to the list of elements above and those listed in the
slideshow.
○ Evaluates the effectiveness of the satire. Are the
cartoonist’s techniques effective? Why or why not?
1. First Cartoon: 1986-1995 “Your Name Clinton?”
- In this cartoon, the creator is satirizing Bill Clinton and some of his decisions he made as
the President of the United States. The creator of this cartoon believes that Clinton has
not only done the U.S. wrong, but also the rest of the world. There are a few visual
elements that contribute to the comic. The first visual effect would be the exaggeration of
the “world” in the back of the delivery man’s truck. By over dramatizing this, it makes it
seem like the people signing the papers to accept the delivery are, in a sense, signing
away things to the President. The creator of this comic also used a very sarcastic title to
give the comic more of a satirical element. This comic would most likely only be effective
to those that actually experienced Clinton’s presidency. Also, by using the word, “world”
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following steps for your assignment:
1. Visit Five Decades of Herblock on The Washington Post website.
2. Select 1956–1965, and then select 1966–1975. For both
selections, read the essays and view the five political
cartoons associated with each decade:
○ Determine the issue of the respective historical
moments that each of these cartoons critiques.
○ Note which visual elements (the actual drawing,
including the layout and design) and verbal elements
(the text, including titles and captions) are combined
to produce particular meanings and effects in each
cartoon.
3. Select any five political cartoons from the Herblock
collection. For each of the political cartoons you choose,
write a paragraph analysis that does the following:
○ Identifies the vice, issue, or institution that the cartoon
satirizes.
○ Analyzes the visual and verbal elements that combine
to produce meaning and effect.
○ Identifies the elements of satire the creator uses. Refer
to the list of elements above and those listed in the
slideshow.
○ Evaluates the effectiveness of the satire. Are the
cartoonist’s techniques effective? Why or why not?
1. First Cartoon: 1986-1995 “Your Name Clinton?”
- In this cartoon, the creator is satirizing Bill Clinton and some of his decisions he made as
the President of the United States. The creator of this cartoon believes that Clinton has
not only done the U.S. wrong, but also the rest of the world. There are a few visual
elements that contribute to the comic. The first visual effect would be the exaggeration of
the “world” in the back of the delivery man’s truck. By over dramatizing this, it makes it
seem like the people signing the papers to accept the delivery are, in a sense, signing
away things to the President. The creator of this comic also used a very sarcastic title to
give the comic more of a satirical element. This comic would most likely only be effective
to those that actually experienced Clinton’s presidency. Also, by using the word, “world”
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