Throughout the years society has been stoic in the matters of racial conflict, whether it is the slavery during the Civil War, or the fear black men being shot by white officers today: there has always been a divide in the races. A man known famously as Dr.Seuss created many political cartoons to depict many of these social conflicts that are now more than ever relevant. These pieces of artwork are more relevant due to the recent conflicts in places around the world working with race, and Dr.Seuss uses political cartoons to demonstrate that..Through his artwork, Dr.Seuss uses metaphoric images, and satire to portray the universal idea of race.
In this piece, Seuss gives an image of what seems to be Uncle Sam blowing out what is called a “Racial Prejudice Bug” of citizens ears. It is apparent that Seuss is trying to portray the idea of racism living inside people without them realizing. It is evident that when the man says “Gracious, was that in my head?” Seuss …show more content…
This is a very important to point out because it shows Seuss’ view on the subject and how he feels about the prejudice in the states during his time. This gives a decent amount of background on Dr.Seuss in general, proving his stance and his ability to make fun or racism through his art.
Overall, throughout Dr.Seuss’ life he had many opinions on the ideas of race and he made it very clear that race is a nasty social construct and he is very in favor of a mental insecticide. He displayed through his artwork the universal belief of racial prejudice of the nation of America. It is evident that Seuss’ image was a success due to the popularity of his work especially when addressing race. And personally I believe his display of race was very accurate and it was very impressive what he could do using art and the skills of satire and metaphorical
In this piece, Seuss gives an image of what seems to be Uncle Sam blowing out what is called a “Racial Prejudice Bug” of citizens ears. It is apparent that Seuss is trying to portray the idea of racism living inside people without them realizing. It is evident that when the man says “Gracious, was that in my head?” Seuss …show more content…
This is a very important to point out because it shows Seuss’ view on the subject and how he feels about the prejudice in the states during his time. This gives a decent amount of background on Dr.Seuss in general, proving his stance and his ability to make fun or racism through his art.
Overall, throughout Dr.Seuss’ life he had many opinions on the ideas of race and he made it very clear that race is a nasty social construct and he is very in favor of a mental insecticide. He displayed through his artwork the universal belief of racial prejudice of the nation of America. It is evident that Seuss’ image was a success due to the popularity of his work especially when addressing race. And personally I believe his display of race was very accurate and it was very impressive what he could do using art and the skills of satire and metaphorical