New Yorker Political Cartoon
Hey everyone, it's Emily! Today we're unpacking the following political cartoon. Kuper, Peter. “Daily Cartoon: Thursday, November 1st.” The New Yorker , The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2018, www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/thursday-november-1st-obamas-constitution. (On the New Yorker website, this was accompanied by the caption "Just tell me which part Obama wrote".) There have been thousands of Trump-themed political cartoons since even before he took office. I chose a recent one so I didn't have to swim through the archives of newspapers with nothing better to produce. In any case, let's get started! First, let's analyze the style of the cartoonist. The drawings of people are realistic but lack detail and depth, which can contribute to dehumanization of figures. This can be seen especially with the figure we know to be Trump, whose exaggerated toupee, comical high rising eyebrows, and small, pupil-less eyes make him seem more like a demon than hu