A Comparative Analysis Of Photo Essay And Political Cartoon

We read two articles that used photos to assist the author in telling a story. Both used the photos in a different way and to show different information. They help give readers an impression and thus giving the reader additional feelings towards the subject. The photo essay and the political cartoon used the photos differently. The photo essay used photos taken in real life to display people trying to get a job. This gives readers a visual that people had to get examined, interviewed, and checked out before they could even think about getting a job that they would like. The political cartoon used hand-drawn photos to show the life of a soldier being released. You can see the soldier's emotions as the day goes on. He is happy when he is released, but becomes disappointed and sad when he returns home to house shortages, inflation, and unemployment. The photo essay uses photos …show more content…
In both cases, the photos show the sufferings of veterans returning home. They show the trials and difficulties that they must overcome in order to lead a normal life again. I think that the political cartoon does an excellent job of this because in the last scene, the author has the veteran as being a social outcast. The photo essay also describes this very well by showing the people in separate rooms, being examined to see if they have the potential to pursue the career that they want. Both articles use photos to show readers that coming home from a war is very difficult, and often times very frustrating. You just get back from fighting from your country. You want to get a job, do your duties, and lead a normal life, but you can’t. You can’t lead a normal life because the world is not ready for you. The world wants highly educated, experienced people, not uneducated war veterans. In my opinion, this is one thing that the world needs to improve and both articles do a great job of demonstrating