Robert Israel Cartoon Analysis

The cartoon by Robert Ariail can be observed in numerous ways depending on what catches your attention when you first look at it. Looking at the cartoon, there are four people holding the American flag as they strive to place it into the ground while they are standing on the destruction of the scene, which can be seen as broken down buildings with smoke everywhere. There are many different things in this cartoon that your eyes will immediately first land on like the flag, the four people, the destruction, the smoke, the contrast of black and white, or other small details. Looking at it, it will give you an effect that you will feel on the inside while looking at the cartoon. In Ariail’s cartoon, he conveys an influential message by emphasizing the hope and faith Americans have for their …show more content…
In the cartoon by Ariail, there are buildings surrounding the entire background with smoke and the ruining of the buildings on the ground. By looking at the background, one will assume that the setting takes place during the war, 9/11, and other destructive scenes. Four people are planting the flag into the root of the setting in the cartoon. You can assume that the country conquered a battle, overcame war, defeated another country, or something happening with an accomplishment. The firefighter in the cartoon has his or her title on the back of his or her jacket. This is to pay respect and to show how important the firefighters are in this event. This relates mostly to September 11th because of all the occupations involved in this picture such as the plane’s collision into the building that created smoke and torn down buildings; many heroes, such as many firefighters, police officers, and paramedics got their lives taken away from them along with several innocent ones,