Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Political Cartoons of WWII

This cartoon by Dr. Suess shows a symbol of the
 United States who is a typical "fat & happy" American, 
relaxing in his chair under an umbrella, while the citizen sits high
 and mighty in the chair, he is being bombed and attacked from
 every angle. This cartoon shows that the US is vulnerable to 
an invasion or attack on the homeland but is 
somewhat oblivious to it.

Another cartoon by Dr. Suess shows that same
"fat and happy" American relaxing it the
tops of a tree. Surrounding him are broken
trees which the Nazi wood pecker has already
cut down. In the cartoon the bird is pecking
at a tree that says "England" on it.
This depicts how the United States believes
that Germany will be tired and weak after trying
to go through England to get to us.
This cartoon by Dr. Suess portrays a man resting in a carriage
behind a winged horse. On the side of the carriage it says "Dream of a short war".
The entire cartoon is representing how a short war is purely a dream. 

1 comment:

  1. I've always been a huge fan of political cartoon satire and of dr. suess, so these cartoons were particularly interesting to me. Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete