Water is one of the most significant supplies in life. People need to consume at least 2 liters of water daily. Sanitary water is supposed to be a main requirement that is accessible to everyone in the world. What happened to the water in Michigan was terrible. "In September 2015, revelations about highly elevated, potentially harmful levels of lead in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, received national attention." (Flint Water Crisis). According to serious tests that were made, many people found that their worries about the water’s flavor, scent, and smell were being disregarded by city and state officials (Flint Water Crisis). The story of the Flint water crisis is a government's deficiency and failure. This problem grabbed the media’s attention, where many people wrote or made cartoons about it. Sack's political cartoon “Flint water crisis” was made to direct a message to the observer of what had happened in Michigan. While many people were affected by the Flint water situation, the governor only started to care when he began to get affected personally, which shows the governor's selfishness.
Many elements in the cartoon attract the media's …show more content…
Snyder is riding a small rowboat. It is red colored which represents the Republican Party, so this is a logical appeal. He is in a small boat that is ineffective or fast, and would probably carry only one person. It represents how Snyder only cares and wants to save himself only. Snyder escaping in a row boat is designed to affect the reader emotionally, which shows how Snyder does not care about his nation or what happens to them. It expresses that he is self-interested and he decided to escape instead of solving the problem. Snyder has his head turned toward the scale where it says, “My political career,” which shows how worried he is of his career getting effected. However, he does not care about the majority of kids that are getting poisoned
Many elements in the cartoon attract the media's …show more content…
Snyder is riding a small rowboat. It is red colored which represents the Republican Party, so this is a logical appeal. He is in a small boat that is ineffective or fast, and would probably carry only one person. It represents how Snyder only cares and wants to save himself only. Snyder escaping in a row boat is designed to affect the reader emotionally, which shows how Snyder does not care about his nation or what happens to them. It expresses that he is self-interested and he decided to escape instead of solving the problem. Snyder has his head turned toward the scale where it says, “My political career,” which shows how worried he is of his career getting effected. However, he does not care about the majority of kids that are getting poisoned