BC+Editorial+Cartoons

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 Step # 1- ====== ====The event that inspired these cartoons is the high gas prices and oil dependency. The First Cartoon is about the Earth and how it is loosing a lot of oil and is soon going to have none left. In the second cartoon there is a Father telling his son how he had to walk alot in the snow to get to school and the boy replies by asking if his parents couldn't afford gas either. In the First cartoon the Cartoonist uses symbolizm. The Picture is a symbol that the earth is loosing gas like people loose blood. The IV is an example of this and so is the moniter above. They use Exaggeration by saying that the Earth is dying and showing that there is only a drip of oil left. Labeling is used on the IV. The cartoon wouldn't make sense if it wasn't labeled as oil or if it was a different color. Analogy is used by showing that the earth runs on Oil like people run on blood. The Cartoonist also used Irony. For the Second cartoon the issue that is represented is also the high gas prices. There are people in the cartoon that are like some people in the world that can't afford gas. The cartoonist used symbolizm because they are walking, they used exaggeration when the Father said that he had to walk six miles in the freezing snow,They used labeling with the speech bubble and Irony that the boy thought they had to walk because of gas prices. In both these Cartoons the Cartoonist feels that gas is too expensive and overused. I agree with this because they are and the prices are very high. ====

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====Editorial Cartoons are so popular because they are funny and meaningful. They show things in exaggeration which gives it the comical aspect. They help discuss current events by using symbolism to display the important issues. Editorial cartoons are cartoons that may stand for something like the ones above stand for the War in Iraq and the Gas prices and needs. It may be easier to draw than to explain in certain situations which is where Editorial Cartoons come in handy. Some issues that I think are too sensative to be displayed in a cartoon are big issues like discrimination or the death of loved ones. ====