Analyzing Persuasive Techniques Of A Political Cartoon 'Election Day'

Analyzing Persuasive Techniques

Political cartoonist use symbolism to help the reader understand larger concepts or ideas. In Election Day the political cartoon show that if the women get the right to vote the house would fall to pieces. The symbolism in this cartoon is the man and woman switched roles. The cartoonist used their facial expressions in order to show they swapped roles. In child labor the cartoon shows that the spider has a gold on a child. The symbolism in the Child Labor cartoon is the spider represents child labor as the child represents the children. The cartoonist used a spider holding a trapped child in order to show the child was stuck and could not get out. The reader can relate the this because they might have had to work when they were forced to work as a child. Both Election Day and Child Labor has a negative point of view on what is taking place.
Political cartoonist use exaggeration to make a point. The lumberjack’s body in Lumber

Trust is exaggerated. The cartoonist exaggerated the lumberjack’s body to show that he is carrying way too much. The cartoonist uses the body in order to show that the lumberjack can barely move. The reader can relate to this cartoon because all the trees are being cut down. The cartoon Child labor they exaggerated the spider and the webs size. The spider and the web is bigger the the child's body. The cartoon uses this in order to show how stuck the child is. Because the reader was once a child he/she can relate to how the child is stuck in the spider’s web. Lumber Trust uses exaggeration to show how the lumberjack can barely move. As Child Labor uses it to show how stuck the child is.
Political cartoonist use labeling to make it clear to the reader what the object is representing.

In Election Day the labeling shows that it is election day. The labeling in Election Day is the sign in the back room saying “votes for women” and at the bottom “Election Day”. The cartoon uses the sign in order to show us what is taking place and how women can now vote. The men can relate to this cartoon by showing all the negative effects if women get the right to vote. In the political cartoon Lumber Trust shows you Theodore Roosevelt is protecting the wildlife. On the sign it has U.S. Public lands, and on the saw it has Lumber Trust. The cartoonist uses these labeling in order to show the reader that Theodore is stopping people from cutting down all the trees. Because the reader is making money off the trees they don't realise that they are overburden with wood until They were forced to stop. Both Election Day and Lumber Trust have a positive and negative point of view for men, women, and future

generations.
Cartoonists use techniques in their cartoons to help clarify the message for the reader. Three of the techniques that cartoonists use are symbolism, labeling, and exaggeration. Artist used these three techniques to help explain to the reader what point the cartoonist is trying to make.