MLA Format:
"Cartoon Ridiculing US Purchase of Alaska." - BE036669. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.
Analysis:
Analysis:
This is another political cartoon about the purchase of Alaska. The cartoonist's message on the purchase of Alaska in this cartoon is that America is buying Russian America from Russia and bringing it back to the United States. This cartoon is very straight forward, there are no alternate opinions. Symbolism and labeling are two persuasive techniques, the cartoonist used to make this cartoon.
Symbolism is presented with the ice bolder in the Russians possession. The ice bolder symbolizes Alaska, the territory that the United States wants to buy. Labeling is also presented in both objects that America and Russia are holding. The satchel of money America is holding, and the ice bolder Russia is holding are both labeled clearly. This cartoon supports my opinion on American imperialism because it shows that America is willing to do business to gain land in a peaceful way.
Symbolism is presented with the ice bolder in the Russians possession. The ice bolder symbolizes Alaska, the territory that the United States wants to buy. Labeling is also presented in both objects that America and Russia are holding. The satchel of money America is holding, and the ice bolder Russia is holding are both labeled clearly. This cartoon supports my opinion on American imperialism because it shows that America is willing to do business to gain land in a peaceful way.
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