What are some notable similarities and differences in the style of drawing or amount of detail in each political cartoon?
- Describe the composition, imagery, symbolism, and captions in each political cartoons. What are some notable similarities and differences in the style of drawing or amount of detail in each political cartoon?
- Consider the captions for each cartoon; who is be represented in animal form in the first cartoon, and why is that significant? Look up the definition for “collateral damage” and explain the significance of this caption for the second cartoon?
- After examining both of these cartoons, can you tell what the perspective of the different cartoonists who drew each one were? What about these cartoons indicates authors’ points of view on American involvement in Vietnam?