In this cartoon, I see a lot of Philippine people surrounding Uncle Sam. The Filipino's are trashing America and standing up for what they believe in. The first thing I noticed was uncle Sam is laid out on the ground while the Filipino's are forcing him to drink whatever is in their giant keg through a funnel that has "House and Senate" written on it. Also, one Filipino is in the background kicking what looks to be a hat filled with American ideas. This cartoon has a good amount of words such as; "This flag will stay put" and "Expansion". In real life pictures, I think the Filipino's would look differently and Uncle Sam would not be as big as he is depicted to be in this cartoon. Uncle Sam is a symbol for America and freedom not only in this cartoon but everywhere. I think the audience for this cartoon would have been Filipino people as well as Americans. This cartoon shows the issues between America and the Philippines during the Spanish American War. The methods the cartoonist used to persuade the audience would have to be showing the Filipino people smaller than Uncle Sam. By doing this, he would make the audience feel that the Filipino people were at a disadvantage due to how much smaller they were than Americans.
In this cartoon, the thing that stood out to me the most would be the huge Bald Eagle on top of the United States with his wings stretched out to make it look like he was covering half of the world. There are not many words used in this cartoon due to the fact that the illustration is so clear and easy to understand. The Bald Eagle is used as a symbol for America as well as the stars and stripes in the background of this cartoon. I think the audience of this cartoon would have been American people because it is showing the US dominating other countries that they were fighting for during the Spanish American War. I think the cartoonist's opinion on this issue would have been in favor of the United States. The methods the cartoonist used to pursue the audience would be the eagle and how scary and fierce it looks. Also, the words at the bottom of the cartoon are very bold and stand out a lot.
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This cartoon of Uncle Sam holding onto a chain which is connected to an elephant that has "Philippine Islands" written on it was a little hard for me to understand at first. The thing that I first noticed was the elephant, due to how big it is and how long it's legs are. The elephant is shown to be very beaten up and has a few bandaids on his skin. At first, I thought this cartoon was meant for an American audience and it might be, but the more I thought about it it seemed like this would be directed towards a Filipino audience to show what's going to happen to them if America takes control of their country. This cartoon only has three words on it; "US", and "Philippine Islands". This is the type of cartoon that is so bold and clearly drawn that words are not a must. Uncle Sam is used in this cartoon as a symbol of America and freedom. The elephant is used as a symbol to represent the Philippine islands. If this was meant to be directed towards American citizens, I think the cartoonist was trying to show how strong and powerful the United States is and that they can take over and control anyone.
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