Political Cartoon Analysis
This cartoon is about the Purchase of Alaska. This is shown through the penguin and Eskimo becoming Alaska's representatives for the senate. The message is that Alaska will not provide and if we let them in our government that they will not provide with good senators and representatives. You can see this in how he shows the senators of Alaska, penguins and Eskimos. Some people may think that Alaska will provide us with very capable, Russian-American citizens, or better yet, a qualified American will stand up to the plate to represent Alaska. This cartoonist uses irony. Irony is used through the Eskimo and penguin as the two government officials greet them. Irony appears because no one would take creatures or people like this seriously and the officials are being kind, formal and polite. I actually disagree with this cartoon because I don't think everyone in Alaska is a wild, non-intelligent person.
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