Panama Canal Political Cartoon Analysis

This cartoon is on the subject of the Panama Canal. This cartoon is has an anti-imperialism take on this cartoon. Other people may disagree and say that he was helping Panama by offering jobs and helping them gain their independence. I disagree, because the working conditions were terrible for the workers and many died. To make this cartoon persuasive the illustrator uses many techniques such as: labeling and irony. Labeling is used how the author labels Panama and Roosevelts big stick. It is ironic how Roosevelt is on a very old and rickety boat crossing the Panama Canal. This cartoon agrees with my anti-imperialism mindset, because it shows Roosevelt as a giant that controls Panama. It also shows him writing on a very rickety old boat crossing the very expensive Panama Canal. He, as America, could not afford an expensive boat. They had to settle for an old rickety one.

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