Cartoonist

By visually depicting wrong situations, mainly in a satirical manner, cartoonists can use imagery in order to convey their message. Another commonly used but effective rhetorical strategy that especially cartoonists can make use of is hyperbole. For example, in “The Great GAPsby Society,” a cartoon commenting on the increasing wage gap, Jeff Parker illustrates a literal increasing chasm between…

This essay explores how cartoonist Louis Raemaekers and Sir David Low used political cartoons during the World Wars in order to unify the public's opinions and in other causes, to alter and damage the public opinion of the Germans. Pictorial propaganda, such as political cartoons, social cartoons, caricatures, and comic art, played a significant role during war efforts and how they had the ability to sway the opinions of the viewers. Pictorial propaganda was used for several reasons, some being…

or popular personality. The drawings offer the reader a visual representation of an issue or person that aims to influence the opinion of the reader through satire, humor, or exaggeration. An artist who draws these images is known as an editorial cartoonist. The use of political cartoons began as early as the 18th century in England. Around the time of the French Revolution—under the direction of its supporters, James Gillray, referred to by many as the father of the political cartoon, and…

restricting freedom of speech today, and is the subject of Rick McKee’s cartoon revealing partiality of the left-wing on freedom of speech, and Michael Ramirez’s cartoon showing the prejudice of campus officers regarding the right to free speech. The cartoonists use color, labeling,…

991251742 ESL118/006 May/04/2016 Invisible target Media has huge part in collecting information in many forms to deliver it to large group of people around the world. Many issues had been displayed to people imperfectly that made some to react in violence way while it’s the media role to show the truth without preferring or bias to one side over the other. Joe Sacco is the author of “On satire” comic, which highlights many social and racial issues such as racism and stereotype, written as a…

Shakespeare used many of his plays, like Hamlet, to critique the disagreements that the people had about this tense situation. Similar to the political cartoonists of today, Shakespeare was able to humorously ridicule the injudiciousness of those who argued aimlessly over the events that were taking place. As evidenced by the political cartoonists of today and by Shakespeare himself, the role of humor is not just to amuse the audience, but it is also to critique those in power and provide a…

Humorists have been a part of society for centuries, even back to the days when only the court jesters were allowed to make fun of the king. Since then, humorists role in society has grown exponentially. Now there are comedians, cartoonists, satirical writers, and actors, that all do the same thing-make us laugh. These people also have something else in common as well, they express controversial messages through their use of humor. De Botton’s argument is valid when he believes that humorists…

Media of all types has always been a dynamic force that shapes how people think, what they believe and how they see the world. We are confronted with many different forms of media throughout a normal day. Visual media, as in pictures and graphics, is extremely productive in appealing to our senses. A popular kind of visual media is the political cartoon. These cartoons are usually illustrations that poke at issues and public figures in society. The people and topics that are being mocked depends…

Gerald Scarfe was born on June 1st, 1936. He is an English cartoonist and illustrator. He also worked as an editorial cartoonist for The Sunday Times and an illustrator for The New Yorker. His work includes graphics from Pink Floyd’s The Wall and Hercules. He is married to Jane Asher and they three children together. After a short period at the Royal College of Arts, he established himself as a satirical cartoonist and still does satirical cartoons today. Even though he his most known for his…

and unexpectedly you get diagnosed with a mental disorder. Although you believe this illness won’t affect your life severely, you must take medication to treat it, which is something you’re completely opposed to. This same scenario occurred to cartoonist Ellen Forney. Before her thirtieth birthday, Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Despite her illness, Forney completely opposed the intake of medication, specifically Lithium, which she witnessed its adverse effects on individuals like…