MLA Format:
"Illustration: Annexation of Hawaii." Flickr. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.
Analysis:
The issue that this political cartoon discusses is the Annexation of Hawaii. The cartoonist's message on the issue is that America is blocking out other countries from taking Hawaii and its resources. I can see other people thinking that America is just trying to expand and get what it needs, but it's not. America is pushing away other countries to we get what we want, not what we need. Some techniques that this cartoonist used were symbolism and labeling.
The cartoonist uses symbolism with the big fork in Uncle Sam's hand. Uncle Sam holding this massive fork symbolizes America scooping up Hawaii and taking it as their own and not allowing the other countries to even get a chance to take it. This cartoon supports my position on imperialism but in a different way. I support American Imperialism but not in this way; taking a country's independence from them and forcing them to become a part of our nation is wrong.
The cartoonist uses symbolism with the big fork in Uncle Sam's hand. Uncle Sam holding this massive fork symbolizes America scooping up Hawaii and taking it as their own and not allowing the other countries to even get a chance to take it. This cartoon supports my position on imperialism but in a different way. I support American Imperialism but not in this way; taking a country's independence from them and forcing them to become a part of our nation is wrong.
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