Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Cartoon 4

This cartoon came from http://cartoonblog.msnbc.msn.com/ and was published on 3/19/2011.

The title of this cartoon is radiation worries. These words are being used to describe the cartoon because the cartoon focuses on the radiation dilemma in Japan from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.
An object that represents the cartoon is a big monster coming out of the power plant. What the artist means by this is the explosion and meltdown in Japan is surely a tough situation to deal with, and this monster symbolizes the level and intensity of chaos that is happening in Japan at the moment.
The action taking place in this cartoon is the monster is breaking loose out of its caged home, the power plant. This monster poses a threat to Japan.
The message from this cartoon is the monster, symbolizing radiation, poses a threat to Japan and its society.  The ideological perspective represented in this cartoon is liberal because the artist wants America to help do something about this situation in Japan.
This cartoon relates to a current political event because it is one result from the tsunami and earthquake disaster in Japan. This relates to our current class discussions because we talked about the harmful effects of radiation.
The satire in this cartoon is the exaggerated image of the monster, which adds loads of impact and influence on the reader. The reaction from most readers will be the nuclear explosion is extremely dangerous.
Perhaps the cartoonist wants to get the message out to everyone in the world, so everyone will help Japan rebuild itself by either donating or contributing help of some kind.

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