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Symbolism in Literature and Political Cartoons

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Symbolismin Literature and Political Cartoons

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Symbolism allows people to communicate beyond the limits of language.

A symbol is a person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself.

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What do these pictures symbolize?

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Political Cartoons: Serious Fun!

Political cartoonists are idealistic crusaders who “reprimand” the world and people for falling short.

What does it mean to be idealistic?Who would you consider a crusader?Have you ever been reprimanded?

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Cartoonists’ Persuasive Techniques

• Symbolism- using an object to stand for an idea

• Caricature- exaggerating a physical feature or habit (big nose, large ears, etc.) These highlighted features say something about the person’s character, actions, or beliefs

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What do you think this caricature is trying to say about President Obama?

Do his clothes convey a hint about the message?

What about the guitar?

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Techniques continued• Irony- the difference between the

way things are and the way things are expected to beexample: putting a crown on a US president is ironic.

What does the crown mean? What does it say about the president when he wears one?

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How is this cartoon ironic?

Look at the people in line.

Where are they?

What is the caption?

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Sarcasm is a form of irony; when irony turns to sarcasm it becomes mockery or bitterness.

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• Labeling- used for clarity and emphasis

•Exaggeration- overstating or magnifying a problem

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Analogy- a comparison between two unlike things that share some characteristics

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•Metaphor- uses an object to note a similarity to something else.

Using a tiger to represent one nation invading anothernation is metaphorical.

Tigers and nations are different, but what do they have in common that makes this a good metaphor for a political cartoon?

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Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

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On the far away island of Sala-ma-sond,Yertle the Turtle was king of the pond.A nice little pond. It was clean. It was neat.The water was warm. There was plenty to eat.The turtles had everything turtles might need.And they were all happy. Quite happy indeed.They were...until Yertle, the king of them all,Decided the kingdom he ruled was too small."I'm ruler," said Yertle, "of all that I see.But I don't see enough. That's the trouble with me."--Yertle the Turtle

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Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches Had bellies with stars.The Plain-Belly Sneetches Had none upon thars.Those stars weren't so big. They were really so smallYou might think such a thing wouldn¹t matter at all...."

...And, really, it's sort of a terrible shame,For except for those stars, every Sneetch is the same.

--The Sneetches

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Steps in Analyzing a Political Cartoon1. Identify the characters, symbols, and

objects.2. Look for clues and details that would

give further meaning.3. Identify the main idea by reading the

captions and putting the message into your own words.

4. Identify any bias the cartoonist might have.

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Why does the man think that it’s “excellent” that he can’t read the man’s essay?

What clue does the sign on the wall give you?

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