Shootings: An Analysis Of The Cartoon By Eales

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This cartoon by Eales, Stan was uploaded on Cartoonstock.com on April 22, 2008. On the website, the cartoon can be purchased, so that company or newspaper could use it for an article or online usage. The artist is saying since there are so much shootings going around, especially targeted near the younger audiences, that there is a higher risk of actually getting shot. So, the father in the cartoon is asking his son what he wants to be if he grows up. Which is basically telling him you might get shot soon with all of these shootings happening and won’t be able to experience adulthood life. I can agree to this cartoon because this past year has been absolutely insane and depressing on how many people have died from shootings. It is scary to think

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