How do you analyze a political cartoon?

1. Make a Blog Post

2. After reading a guide for analyzing political cartoons, I learned that a cartoons central message can be either very deep or it can be extremely superficial. There are about six main steps in this guide. I did not realize that it would take so long just to analyze one political cartoon. But, I now know that you first start by just looking at the picture, then looking at the words, and then looking at all the "unusual" stuff in the picture. After completing these steps and some other specific steps, you are then able to depict the central message of the cartoon.

3. After reading a political cartoon analysis guide on WikiHow, I have decided to use that as the basis from now on for deciphering various cartoons. This guide has many steps but they a clear and concise. I think this will be the best guide for me to use because I can clearly follow the steps.

4. Find Three Cartoons

5. Find the Cartoon on Accurate and Reliable Sources

6.

This Cartoon is about the Philippine Conflict

In this cartoon, a big boot is stepping on the Philippines. The big boot is the emphasis of the picture and everything else is smaller. Therefore the big boot clearly wants to "take over" the Philippines because it is standing over the region. The big boot is a symbol of America. So, this political cartoon shows how America wants to take control over the Philippines.

This Cartoon is about the Philippine Conflict

In this cartoon, an older gentleman is holding a little kid by their neck and holding them next to a cliff. On the cliff there is a sign that says "To Spain." Therefore, this man wants to show how he wants the kid to go to Spain. 

This Cartoon is about Cuba

In this cartoon, Uncle Sam is standing on the United States reaching to Cuba. He wants to "grab" Cuba and be in control of it. Therefore, this political cartoon represents the United States wanting to be in charge of Cuba.