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Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and Analysis Isadora Germain Period 2

January 31, 2016 Signe Wilkinson is critiquing the current policy decisions being made in today’s political climate. Presidential candidates aren’t focusing on the real enemy. Instead of putting time and money into preventing the Zika virus from spreading and becoming an epidemic, various citizens believe we should focus on building a wall separating the United States from Mexico. This plan does virtually nothing to prevent the dangerous virus. By putting funding into issues with little effect on us, we are putting citizens at a risk that could easily be avoided with the proper funding.

Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and Analysis Isadora Germain Period 2

January 28, 2016 Signe Wilkinson is pointing out the blatant racism that exists in the United States today. The current event in Flint, Michigan causes the tap water to be extremely dirty and unpotable. Flint is primarily populated by black people. Wilkinson is drawing the connection between the high black population and horrible conditions, labeling it as another form of modern-day racism. In the mid-1900s water fountains were segregated, the water in the “Colored’ water fountains tended to be of a lesser quality. This unfair segregation was fought and finally made illegal by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but this cartoon shows that the effect of segregation is still somewhat present. By using a historical allusion to the segregation of blacks and whites, the cartoon becomes more powerful and memorable.

Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and Analysis Isadora Germain Period 2

January 14, 2016 This cartoon effectively uses symbolism by using Uncle Sam to represent the actions of the United States as a whole. Uncle Sam is depicted contemplating how he will effectively counter the messages ISIS is spreading. Outside of Uncle Sam’s office, there is a large crowd of Syrian refugees. One of their shirts reads “Fleeing ISIS.” Signe Wilkinson is commenting on the great need for an anti-ISIS message and how we can easily get it from the refugees fleeing ISIS’ attacks. Wilkinson is critiquing the incessant bashing of these refugees by certain political leaders, and how the Syrian refugees could be very helpful for the stability of the country in the near future.

Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and Analysis Isadora Germain Period 2

January 7, 2016 Portrayed in this cartoon are two images, the stereotypical gun owner and a gravestone labeled “gun victim.” Underneath each image are two constitutional rights, the right to bear arms and the right to remain silent. The right to bear arms is found in the 2nd Amendment, and the right to remain silent is found in the 5th Amendment. Wilkinson’s use of “right to remain silent” is ironic because she is not using it the way it is stated in the Constitution. Instead she is using it to express how the victims of gun violence are silenced, and therefore cannot protest their injustices. On the graveyard is a large number which represents the great number of people who have died as a result of uncalled for gun violence. Signe Wilkinson is critiquing America’s current gun policy by showing the double meaning to one of our basic rights, the “right to remain silent.” This cartoon clearly shows how the right to bear arms and innocent deaths go hand in hand. Wilkinson is asking the audience to reconsider the effect of guns, and if it outweighs the great number of lives lost.

Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and Analysis Isadora Germain Period 2

December 18, 2015 Signe Wilkinson is commenting on the recent event involving Justice Antonin Scalia, a white Supreme Court Justice, and his argument that black students benefit more from slower track schools. He argued that when black students are forced into more advanced schools they don’t feel comfortable. Scalia believes that black students benefit more from slower track schools. The cartoon depicts Justice Antonin Scalia telling Clarence Thomas, the sole black Supreme Court Justice, to imagine where he’d be if only he’d gone to a slower-track school. Justice Thomas, who attended Yale Law School, is evidence that black students do benefit from

Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and Analysis Isadora Germain Period 2 more advanced education. This cartoon points out the racism and irony in the U.S. Supreme Court.

November 22, 2015 Signe Wilkinson is expressing her opinion about the current danger and racism in the gun industry. The cartoon depicts a consumer buying a gun in a gun store, a sign in the store reads, “Quick Background Checks: Except for Syrian Refugees!” Outside of the store there are outlines of dead bodies each labeled with a big number, showing the large amount of deaths caused by gun violence and the lack of background checks. Signe Wilkinson is very liberal in her views on gun control, based on this cartoon she thinks the gun industry is corrupt and greatly influenced by racism.

Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and Analysis Isadora Germain Period 2

November 29, 2015 This cartoon portrays Donald Trump standing at the top of the “Big Wall” that he’s used to strengthen his presidential campaign. Trump has a pair of binoculars in his hands and is looking into Mexico, proud that he has seemingly stopped the flow of illegal immigration. Behind Trump is a large crowd of immigrants trying to flee the country, they are holding a sign that is labelled “We Want to Go Back.” This cartoon shows how the presidential hopeful is turning his back on the real problems that America is facing. Wilkinson is showing how Trump is directing his attention and his ers to issues that have no real importance. Signe Wilkinson is very liberal in her cartoons, and does not Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and Analysis Isadora Germain Period 2

November 25, 2015 This cartoon shows the classic statue called “The Thinker” thinking about how poverty will come to an end. Next to the statue are a group of protestors objecting the current unfair minimum wage, the statue seems oblivious to the protestors. Signe Wilkinson is conveying her view on the minimum wage, she believes that poverty could be ended through the raising of it. Government today is overthinking how to treat the problem, when there is a simple solution. The broader message in this cartoon shows how the government seems to make decisions without concerning the people these decisions will actually affect. This is a major problem in the United States and will keep creating more problems until it is addressed.

Signe Wilkinson Cartoon Description and Analysis Isadora Germain Period 2