Political Cartoon 6

This Political cartoon is about the Roosevelt Corollary. The cartoonist’s message is that America is taking over other countries by force. He is using his financial power to control other counties. In this cartoon, Roosevelt has a big stick, and he is acting like a policeman to control people all around the eastern hemisphere.  The opposing opinion is that the people actually needed our help and support and so they welcomed us into their country. They may think that we needed to intervene in their issues so that democracy and peace could spread.

Some techniques that are presented in this cartoon are analogy and exaggeration. Analogy is used in this political cartoon by comparing Roosevelt to a policeman. The cartoonist put this in the cartoon because it shows that we are going to put laws on the eastern hemisphere and enforce them. Exaggeration is used in this cartoon by making Roosevelt look bigger than all the other people. The cartoonist did this to show Roosevelt has power over everyone else. This cartoon supports my anti-imperialism viewpoint because it shows how we are using power when we shouldn’t. The United States should not be ruling over other countries and imposing our beliefs about democracy on them.

"Today in Social Sciences...": Some Cartoons about the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb. 2016. <http://todayinsocialsciences.blogspot.com/2013/04/some-cartoons-about-monroe-doctrine-and.html>.