How do you analyze a political cartoon?

1. I already knew that political cartoons were images and text on a social issue that could contain a political person or issue. What i didn't know is that the people that create the images are trying to persuade you into believing a different point of a problem, i also did not know that when objects are labeled in a picture it will help explain the image and the symbols. To analyze an political cartoon the artist can compare 2 things that are not alike to prove a point or a type of way the caricature looks, as if he were to be yawning it could mean that he is really tired, or if he were to look like he is yelling it could mean the person is infuriated.

2.I will look at political cartoons by the way they look and what some of the words say. My method would be to look at the whole picture starting off, then i would look specifically at the words and expressions and ease my way into looking at the seperate objects. once that is all complete i will try to guess on how i see this cartoon and if i am actually right..

Spanish American War
this political cartoon is describing the open door policy. the person wearing all american colors in the middle is supposed to be Uncle Sam, the expression on his face shows that he won its like a little smirk, just to prove that he is in the lead Written on the key is american diplomacy, i believe that this image literally shows .Hays taking over china and other people maybe from different nations are trying to get in

Philippine Conflict
.This political cartoon seems to represent uncle Sam chasing a Filipino, it looks like multiple soldier on the Europe side are watching the chase to see who wins and receives the Philippines.

The cartoon seems to be the Filipino's as an animal yelling out WAR in capitol letters, to show that they are also strong. Uncle Sam looks like he is frightened from the big expression and aggressiveness that this animal has. The caption of this picture is "the critter barks and wags at the same time, which end of him is lying."