Tick Tock Cartoon Essay
Political Cartoon
“Tick-Tock Tick-Tock” January 11, 1949 – The cartoonist’s cartoon shows a man reading the newspaper that says scientist have developed the atomic clock while above him the atom bomb is swinging the atomic clock in front of the man. Usually the swinging of a clock is used for hypnosis. The artist made their statement of Brain-washing or hypnosis clear; there couldn’t possibly be a misinterpretation.
“Fire!” June 17, 1949 – The cartoon is of a man with a bucket of water, climbing a ladder to the top of the statue of liberty. The man is labeled, hysteria, and his facial expression is frantic as he goes to put out the statue of liberty’s torch. The cartoonist is portraying that people are paranoid or hysterical. The fact that
“Tick-Tock Tick-Tock” January 11, 1949 – The cartoonist’s cartoon shows a man reading the newspaper that says scientist have developed the atomic clock while above him the atom bomb is swinging the atomic clock in front of the man. Usually the swinging of a clock is used for hypnosis. The artist made their statement of Brain-washing or hypnosis clear; there couldn’t possibly be a misinterpretation.
“Fire!” June 17, 1949 – The cartoon is of a man with a bucket of water, climbing a ladder to the top of the statue of liberty. The man is labeled, hysteria, and his facial expression is frantic as he goes to put out the statue of liberty’s torch. The cartoonist is portraying that people are paranoid or hysterical. The fact that