How do you analyze a political cartoon?

1. I know to analyze a political cartoon, you have to look at the people drawn in it to recognize them along with reading the text if there is some as well. 

 

2. http://www.wikihow.com/Analyze-Political-Cartoons This was the guide I used, I learned from it that you should also look at the labels in the cartoons as well. I already knew most of what to look for.
 

3. I'm going to use what the guide said which was to look for symbols, irony, and analogies. http://www.wikihow.com/Analyze-Political-Cartoons

 

Cartoon on Spanish American War

Cartoon on Philippine conflict

Cartoon on American Imperialism 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cartoon on American Spanish War) I noticed the labels that they use, they show the Spanish as savages shown by the belt he is wearing that says Spain, another label they use is the tombstone which says "Maine Sailors murdered by Spain". Which makes sense since the Maine was the battleship that exploded that started the Spanish American war and since Remember the Maine was a battle cry of the American public as well. Another Symbol is the Spaniard stepping on the flag's at his feet to show that Spain is trampling on the US or in other words threatening their way of life.

(Cartoon on Philippine conflict) I noticed the labels they use for the comic, the boot and pant leg are the Americans as shown by the stripes to represent uncle Sam. The hat has the words agunilado who was the leader at the time who the US saw as a small rebel group, which is also why he is tiny in this comic along with the fact the US is showing themselves as a Super Power by being so much bigger. The island represents the Philippines. 

 

(Cartoon on American Imperialism) Each child has a label on it representing a country that the US has control over now. It shows them as rowdy toddlers who the US shown as the old man aka Uncle Sam represents the parent who has to raise them and get them ready for independence or at least become good colonies in my opinion.