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Transcript: By: Jordan Harman Political Cartoon Presentation Title Satirical Political Cartoons By: Jordan Emory Harman Political Cartoon 1 Political Cartoon 1 The cartoon is an excellent example of satire because it exposes a current issue in society. This cartoons saturizes environmental activists because of their flawed attitude towards humanity. The title, "The Day After Tomorrow" represents the end of the world. Also the t-shirts and what the guys are saying represent their feelings towards humanity and the ruining of our envirnment. The comments made at the end create a chuckle while also showing tha satirist's attitude toward environmental activist groups. The satire is funny because of how casual the cartoon is along with the comments the two boys make about the ending. This isn't simple comedy, though. The Green Peace activist with his non-degradable cup just adds irony to the situation of saving the earth. Due to this, the satirist sends a message that shows humans need to rethink environmental activists in regards to their feelings towards humanity. Meaning Meaning Political Cartoon 2 Political Cartoon 2 This cartoon is a great example of satire. The concept of gay marriage is being satirized here. The cartoon shows an old man saying that gay marriage is evil to a supposedly gay couple. He then asks them to try and look more scary for him. It's assumed that the man is in a high position of power and the fact that he can't get gay marriage to seem evil is both ironic and humorous. This cartoon makes the satire funny because can't illegalize gay marriage himself so he asks the gay couples themselves to act evil to express his views on them. This mkes for a humorous tone because the man is relying on his targets to express his beliefs for him. This isn't mere comedy though because there's a sense of irony here. The man needs to rely on people he's opposing in order to convince everyone else that he's right. Meaning Meaning Political Cartoon 3 Political Cartoon 3 This cartoon is clearly satirizing President Obama's speech that he believed he created a stable Iraq by winning the war. The cartoon lists the date of him claiming this in 2011. However, 4 years later, ISIS is causing harm in the streets of Baghdad. This is humorous in the fact that Obama thinks he created a soverign nation in Iraq by defeating them in the war but they only arose a couple of years later. Which also creates a sense of irony. The satire is funny because Obama's claim is contradicted after 4 years by ISIS. He thinks he's created a stable Iraq but ISIS proved him wrong. Because this cartoon creates a sense of irony, it goes beyond just a comedy. The humorous criticism towards Obama's statement justifies is, supposed, stupidity. It's ironic that just a few years after he claims this, he is contradicted by ISIS causing destruction in the streets of Baghdad, Iraq. Meaning Meaning Political Cartoon 4 Political Cartoon 4 This cartoon is satirizing the tax cuts. The picture shows an elephant with a pair of scissors and an eagle with the word "economy" on it. This shows that the tax cuts will negatively effect the economy as a whole. The elephant is represented by the corrupt individuals who set the tax cuts in motion, which will cause a dampering on the economy. The humor side of this satire comes from the exaggerated feel of it. An elephant is using scissors to cut up an eagle. However, comedy was not the main focus here. The main focus was to criticize the act of the tax cuts and that it will hurt our economy, which is represented by the eagle. Meaning Meaning Political Cartoon 5 Political Cartoon 5 Meaning Meaning This cartoon is yet again satirizing the tax cuts for the wealthy. This is represented by the elephant which indicates that the wealthy are a monstrous figure compared to the middle class. The middle class is shown to be a janitor which shows how insignificant they'll be after the tax cuts for the wealthy. This is a great use of exaggeration to get across a criticism. Due to the tax cuts, the wealthy will get even bigger while the middle class will become more and more insignificant. The cartoon presents a humorous tone through its exaggeration. The wealthy will be giant elephants compared to the middle class which will be loely janitors. The metaphors will compliment the exaggeration which emohasizes its humorous tone. Comedy is not the main focus, though. The criticism through the use of exaggeration is what makes this a true satire. By cutting the taxes for the wealthy, you make it harder for the middle class to make a living, thus is why they are shown to be a janitor. Comparing and Contrasting Comparing and Contrasting If modern satires have anything in common with Jonathan Swift's satires, is that they are focused around political corruption and violence. They both also use irony to convey the stupidity of the subject that is being satirized. This helps people agree with the satires opinion and also helps with getting their
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