signe wilkinson cartoon analysis

8/17/2019 Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Analysis

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Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and AnalysisIsadora Germain

Period 2

January 31, 21!

Signe Wilkinson is criti"uing t#e current policy decisions $eing made in today%s political

climate& Presidential candidates aren%t 'ocusing on t#e real enemy& Instead o' putting time and

money into pre(enting t#e )ika (irus 'rom spreading and $ecoming an epidemic, (arious citi*ens

$elie(e +e s#ould 'ocus on $uilding a +all separating t#e nited States 'rom -e.ico& /#is plan

does (irtually not#ing to pre(ent t#e dangerous (irus& 0y putting 'unding into issues +it# little

e''ect on us, +e are putting citi*ens at a risk t#at could easily $e a(oided +it# t#e proper 'unding&


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Period 2

January 2, 21!

Signe Wilkinson is pointing out t#e $latant racism t#at e.ists in t#e nited States today&

/#e current e(ent in lint, -ic#igan causes t#e tap +ater to $e e.tremely dirty and unpota$le&

lint is primarily populated $y $lack people& Wilkinson is dra+ing t#e connection $et+een t#e

#ig# $lack population and #orri$le conditions, la$eling it as anot#er 'orm o' modernday racism&

In t#e mid14s +ater 'ountains +ere segregated, t#e +ater in t#e 5Colored% +ater 'ountains

tended to $e o' a lesser "uality& /#is un'air segregation +as 'oug#t and 'inally made illegal $y

t#e Ci(il 6ig#ts Act o' 14!7, $ut t#is cartoon s#o+s t#at t#e e''ect o' segregation is still

some+#at present& 0y using a #istorical allusion to t#e segregation o' $lacks and +#ites, t#e

cartoon $ecomes more po+er'ul and memora$le&


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Period 2

January 17, 21!

/#is cartoon e''ecti(ely uses sym$olism $y using ncle Sam to represent t#e actions o' t#e

nited States as a +#ole& ncle Sam is depicted contemplating #o+ #e +ill e''ecti(ely counter

t#e messages ISIS is spreading& 8utside o' ncle Sam%s o''ice, t#ere is a large cro+d o' Syrian

re'ugees& 8ne o' t#eir s#irts reads 5leeing ISIS&9 Signe Wilkinson is commenting on t#e great

need 'or an antiISIS message and #o+ +e can easily get it 'rom t#e re'ugees 'leeing ISIS%

attacks& Wilkinson is criti"uing t#e incessant $as#ing o' t#ese re'ugees $y certain political

leaders, and #o+ t#e Syrian re'ugees could $e (ery #elp'ul 'or t#e sta$ility o' t#e country in t#e

near 'uture&


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Period 2

January :, 21!

Portrayed in t#is cartoon are t+o images, t#e stereotypical gun o+ner and a gra(estone

la$eled 5gun (ictim&9 nderneat# eac# image are t+o constitutional rig#ts, t#e rig#t to $ear arms

and t#e rig#t to remain silent& /#e rig#t to $ear arms is 'ound in t#e 2nd Amendment, and t#e

rig#t to remain silent is 'ound in t#e ;t# Amendment& Wilkinson%s use o' 5rig#t to remain silent9

is ironic $ecause s#e is not using it t#e +ay it is stated in t#e Constitution& Instead s#e is using it

to e.press #o+ t#e (ictims o' gun (iolence are silenced, and t#ere'ore cannot protest t#eir

in


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Period 2

Decem$er 1, 21;

Signe Wilkinson is commenting on t#e recent e(ent in(ol(ing Justice Antonin Scalia, a

+#ite Supreme Court Justice, and #is argument t#at $lack students $ene'it more 'rom slo+er

track sc#ools& =e argued t#at +#en $lack students are 'orced into more ad(anced sc#ools t#ey

don%t 'eel com'orta$le& Scalia $elie(es t#at $lack students $ene'it more 'rom slo+er track

sc#ools& /#e cartoon depicts Justice Antonin Scalia telling Clarence /#omas, t#e sole $lack

Supreme Court Justice, to imagine +#ere #e%d $e i' only #e%d gone to a slo+ertrack sc#ool&

Justice /#omas, +#o attended >ale ?a+ Sc#ool, is e(idence t#at $lack students do $ene'it 'rom


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Period 2

more ad(anced education& /#is cartoon points out t#e racism and irony in t#e &S& Supreme

Court&

@o(em$er 22, 21;

Signe Wilkinson is e.pressing #er opinion a$out t#e current danger and racism in t#e gun

industry& /#e cartoon depicts a consumer $uying a gun in a gun store, a sign in t#e store reads,

5uick 0ackground C#ecksB .cept 'or Syrian 6e'ugees9 8utside o' t#e store t#ere are outlines

o' dead $odies eac# la$eled +it# a $ig num$er, s#o+ing t#e large amount o' deat#s caused $y

gun (iolence and t#e lack o' $ackground c#ecks& Signe Wilkinson is (ery li$eral in #er (ie+s on

gun control, $ased on t#is cartoon s#e t#inks t#e gun industry is corrupt and greatly in'luenced

$y racism&


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Period 2

@o(em$er 24, 21;

/#is cartoon portrays Donald /rump standing at t#e top o' t#e 50ig Wall9 t#at #e%s used to

strengt#en #is presidential campaign& /rump #as a pair o' $inoculars in #is #ands and is looking

into -e.ico, proud t#at #e #as seemingly stopped t#e 'lo+ o' illegal immigration& 0e#ind /rump

is a large cro+d o' immigrants trying to 'lee t#e country, t#ey are #olding a sign t#at is la$elled

5We Want to Go 0ack&9 /#is cartoon s#o+s #o+ t#e presidential #ope'ul is turning #is $ack on

t#e real pro$lems t#at America is 'acing& Wilkinson is s#o+ing #o+ /rump is directing #is

attention and #is supporters to issues t#at #a(e no real importance& Signe Wilkinson is (ery

li$eral in #er cartoons, and does not support 6epu$lican candidate Donald /rump&


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Period 2

@o(em$er 2;, 21;

/#is cartoon s#o+s t#e classic statue called 5/#e /#inker9 t#inking a$out #o+ po(erty +ill

come to an end& @e.t to t#e statue are a group o' protestors o$


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