Monday, November 14, 2011

Satirical Cartoons


 Text Number
 Why It Made You Laugh
 Techniques Utilized
 1. 
 It made me laugh because it shows the juxtaposition between the socialism of the American Society (portrayed through Bart Simpson) and the Communism of the Russian (through the anti-capitalist). Also it  shows the revolutionist, that is portrayed on so many shirts as an idol, wearing what is portrayed as his idol through Bart Simpson
 Incongruity, Reversal
 10. 
 It made me laugh because it shows the pressure of school and that it is beginning to start at a early stage such as preparatory school. it also shows that the happiness of kids comes through there parents and teachers approval seen through the facial expressions of the Kids with A, B, C digressing in happiness respectively
 Parody, Exaggeration 
 17
 It made me laugh because the man who is protesting the right to freedom by saying they are born free but than end up in chains, however the authority shows the decline in freedom over time from power figures as well as showing the goal of 'being born in chains'. It is an exaggeration of power within this society and the limit of freedom
 Exaggeration
 21
 This made me laugh because its is a response to the idea of politics within this 21st Century society. it is an exaggeration of the idea of politics and the strain for people to think about it. It also shows the ability of the current culture to invent new diseases and disorders with easy.
 Parody, exaggeration
 15
 It made me laugh because it shows the problems with the American government and armies because even though they are the evil, dangerous and menacing figure within their world and society, they blame others for them being more evil. It is portraying their hypocritical  view point of others.
 Exaggeration, Parody

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