Cartoonist

Mike Keefe, the cartoonist who drew the image, is a very reliable and trustworthy person. He has done many cartoon drawings for The Denver Post. He was their primary cartoonist from 1975 to 2011. His cartoons are mostly straight to the point. He is a credible source to take the image from because he isn’t showing any biases toward the subject of…

them. Even when Junior questions his parents, "Who has the most hope? [they answer] White people" (Alexie 45). With Junior's ambitious character, he is advised by his teacher Mr. P that the only way he can follow his dream of becoming a famous cartoonist is by leaving the reservation to gain a better education. Determined and supported by his parents, he leaves to Readan, an all white school even though others in the reservation look down upon him as a traitor. In his time at the all white…

Cartoon (A) Cartoon (B) HANDS OFF!! 99.3%!!! No, it is not a grade of a student, it is the percentage of sexual harassment in Egypt! Sexual harassment has been a serious problem for a long time and its percentage has been rising. Therefore, media is supposed to raise people’s awareness and put them in the right path. One type of media which is cartoons or caricatures is supposed to make fun of a serious problem by using sarcastic…

Yes, by reading the comic I could easily tell that Nate was a boy and I could easily tell that there was grass around him. But it looked like the cartoonist that drew him didn’t even try to make Nate look realistic. There were a couple parts where I saw little bit of realism being showed. One part where the comic did look realistic was when Nates emotions were portrayed. For example, when Nate yells…

Soviets propaganda efforts displayed communist nation’s with a desire for peace (McAleavy, T. 1996) whilst, condemning capitalists to be aggressive imperialist (Kukryniksy, 1952). The Soviet’s efforts to discredit capitalism are also depicted in the cartoonist: Kukryniksy’s image of the high profile wealth American capitalist congregating around gold coins to be perceived as malicious and money hunger capitalists, in contrast with, the Soviet’s portrayal of equal and united communities under…

period. Nast was involved in the creation or refinement of some of the most iconic images in American history: the elephant for the Republican party, the donkey for the Democrats, Uncle Sam, Columbia, and even his invention of Santa Claus. All these cartoonist figures continue as a symbol in our modern society. Nast’s works are so powerful and memorable not only because he was very effective in showing his sense…

Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969, and she was born in Rasht, Iran. She is known as a graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Throughout her childhood, Marjane Satrapi faces many challenges such as the Islamic Revolution. During the revolution, her parents would always take part in the demonstrations protest that called for the Rasht to be brought down. For example, Satrapi uncle was imprisoned and then executed by the Shahs regime. This…

This comic was illustrated by Tom Toles for The Washington Post in August of 2017. It shows a crane removing a statue of Robert E. Lee from a post with “White Racism” engraved in it. The statue is easily removed but the base is not. I believe the claim is; try as you might, you cannot erase history. The cartoon depicts a crane removing a statue of Robert E. Lee from a base with “White Racism” on the front. Next to the crane, there is a lady asking “Are you also going to remove the base?” As the…

High School, and prejudice at the beginning. His struggles and insecurities hopefully helps the readers to look at life and examine it a new way. One of the statements Junior makes early on in the book is when he’s sharing his dream of becoming a Cartoonist, “I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are my tiny little lifeboats” (6). This line is so insightful, it’s so human. It’s so Anti-hero. Most people have broken dams and floods in their lives. Hopefully…

The West has separated itself from the Middle East for centuries. This division is known as Orientalism which refers to the Western or Occidental views that the Middle East or Orient is inferior or different in some way. Edward Said was a scholar who studied the Western perception of the Middle East, specifically the word “Islam” through the lens of Orientalism. Said argues that this distinction between the West and the “other” is primarily reflected in Western media which generally promotes…