The first piece is known as, “Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Dinner” and it was created by Thomas Nast. It was painted around 1869, and published November 20th, 1869 in Harper's Weekly. It shows an array of people sitting around a large table, in a Thanksgiving setting. There are different pictures hanging on the wall and various items on the table, such as a turkey and large centerpiece. The picture was created four years after the Civil War came to a halt and depicts America regrouping and becoming more ethnically diverse. This cartoon is an argument for racial equality.
The second piece is known as, “The Chinese Question” and it was created by Thomas Nast. It was painted around 1871, and published February 18th, 1871 in Harper's Weekly. It was meant to dismiss the allegations of a “Chinese Invasion.” It depicts a Chinese man sitting down, with his head …show more content…
The statement “Self-Government,” could stand for America’s democracy and freeness of monarchy. Moreover, America is ruled by its citizens as they are able to vote for presidents and have more control over the government than most countries.
The second piece has an array of visual components. The first visual component would be the wall behind the contract worker and woman. The wall seems to call Chinese workers a variety of names, while criticizing them for working for lower wages. It is used as an argument against discrimination of Chinese contract workers. The picture on the wall seems to be used in a mocking way, “The Chinaman works cheap because he is a,” is one of the first line in the message, and is used in a sarcastic tone because although the Chinese man just wants to find work, he is degraded and ostracized for
The second piece is known as, “The Chinese Question” and it was created by Thomas Nast. It was painted around 1871, and published February 18th, 1871 in Harper's Weekly. It was meant to dismiss the allegations of a “Chinese Invasion.” It depicts a Chinese man sitting down, with his head …show more content…
The statement “Self-Government,” could stand for America’s democracy and freeness of monarchy. Moreover, America is ruled by its citizens as they are able to vote for presidents and have more control over the government than most countries.
The second piece has an array of visual components. The first visual component would be the wall behind the contract worker and woman. The wall seems to call Chinese workers a variety of names, while criticizing them for working for lower wages. It is used as an argument against discrimination of Chinese contract workers. The picture on the wall seems to be used in a mocking way, “The Chinaman works cheap because he is a,” is one of the first line in the message, and is used in a sarcastic tone because although the Chinese man just wants to find work, he is degraded and ostracized for