The issue this political cartoon is exploring is the
Spanish-American War. The cartoonist’s message is that Uncle Sam wants to take
Cuba all for himself, at all costs, and he is reaching out his enormous hands to
grab Cuba. The cartoonist’s message is
that Uncle Sam was acting selfishly. The opposing view could be that we
actually did need to help Cuba because Spain was ruling over them. The
Spaniards needed to be out of North America so that democracy could prevail. Also,
the United States needed to be able to build factories and military bases in
Cuba.
The
cartoonist uses exaggeration and irony for persuasion. Exaggeration is present
because Uncle Sam is very big. The cartoonist did this to make him look like he
was very greedy as he reaches over to get Cuba. There is irony in this cartoon
since it appears that some people are actually swimming towards Uncle Sam for
help, even though he looks so greedy and selfish. America wants to put
factories and military bases in Cuba. However, this will pollute their land.
This supports my view that America was not justified in being imperialistic
because it shows that Uncle Sam is taking land that isn’t his and he is taking
the land for his own selfish reasons.
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