1. Analyzing political cartoons

2. Analyzing political cartoons
Look for:
Labeling- putting a word or phrase on something or someone to make it clear what the author means
Analogy- comparison of two unlike things that have some similarity
Symbols- objects used to represent larger ideas

3. Also:
Satire humor or ridicule intended to expose the truth
Irony- difference between how things are and how they should be or are expected to be
Exaggeration- overdoing physical characteristics to make a point

4. Symbols elephant = Republican Party donkey = Democrat Party
serpents, crocodiles, vultures, wolves, tigers, barbarians, dogs of war = aggression, warlike nations, war
eagle, Uncle Sam, Columbia = the U.S.
doves, olives = peace
bulldog, John Bull, Lion, Britannia = Great Britain or England
lambs, bunnies, little children, canaries = peaceful nations or weak nations
bear, bearded Bolshevik = Russia
sombrero = Mexico or Latin America
dragon or helpless giant = China
Samurai, snakes, bat, fiends, foxes = Japan

6. Use LASSIE to analyze cartoon.

8. Use LASSIE to analyze