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This political cartoon depicts Donald trump surrounded by flammable material having his torch lit by lady liberty. The fact that lady liberty is in the political cartoon is significant because lady liberty often represents the prosperity and achievements of America. Though she is not the primary focus of the cartoon it is still important to note that she is in the cartoon. The other significant figure in the cartoon is the current U.S President Donald Trump. He is depicted as a short and stubby man with a sneering and malicious grin. He is holding a torch which is being lit by lady liberty’s torch. In the cartoon, Donald Trump is completely surrounded by flammable material and has a speech bubble saying, “The Torch has been passed. Let the fun Begin.” This implies that he is going to take that fire and set ablaze to the flammable objects.
Now what can be taken from all of this is the interpretation that Donald Trump is taking a good and dignified U.S, represented by lady liberty, and is completely ruining it and s giving the united states a bad reputation. The Fire in the torches can be seen as a metaphor for this. The fire of lady liberty’s torch can be seen as the fire that lit the way for America and gave it hope. On the other hand, there is the fire that is in Donald trump's torch which can be seen as a dangerous fire that is taking all the hard work done by lady liberty, maintaining a functioning country with a good reputation, and mangling it turning it into a negative substance.
By making Trump seem short and fat as well as giving him an evil looking facial expression it gives the feeling to the audience that he is almost a villain out of some sort of Hollywood action movie. It makes the audience feel that he has dangerous intentions with the country and is going to turn it into a wasteland for his own pleasure.
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