Political cartoon.Study the political cartoon below, which deals with recent events in North Korea and Iran, and answer the questions to the right. ANALYZE THE CARTOON 1. What is Uncle Sam Uncle Sam, name used to designate the U.S. government. The term arose in the War of 1812 and seems at first to have been used derisively by those opposed to the war. Possibly it was an expansion of the letters "U.S. trying to do in the cartoon and why? 2. Why do you think the cartoonist drew Uncle Sam stretched out between the two cages and without any helpers? 3. Look at the locks. Why do they appear broken and on the ground? 4. What is the cartoonist trying to say by having giant claws come out of the cages marked "North Korea" and "Iran"? 5. Do you think the cartoonist is optimistic about Uncle Sam's efforts? Steve Sack Steve Sack is a cartoonist who, along with Craig Macintosh, draws the cartoon activity panel Doodles. Sack is also an award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where he started in 1981. * The Minneapolis Star Tribune For the Wyoming newspaper, see . The Star Tribune (also Star trib or Strib, as it is often referred to) is the largest newspaper in the U.S. * CREATORS SYNDICATE Creators Syndicate is an independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns for daily newspapers. It was founded in 1987 by Richard S. Newcombe, and is based in Los Angeles. |
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