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Political Cartoon - Coggle Diagram
Political Cartoon
symbolism
The size of the gun statue shows the size of it also replaces where the cross with Christ would normally be put in a church
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the entire setting is similar to one in a church - the man in the middle of the altar is in the position of the father
the children wearing white going up the stairs - hints at going to heaven - the stereotype that going to heavens we wear white and go up a stairways
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2nd amendment
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
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neutral colors except orange, blue and white
- the white, purity and innocence
- the blue, vigilance, perseverance and justice.
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exaggeration
the speech bubble "bring forth the students and cops and other innocent bystanders to be sacrificed" - the creates emphasis through exaggeration
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labelling
the cloth with adorns the altar makes connections to the 2nd amendment- although we would understand that this cartoon is about gun control we would not connect it to the amendment
irony
the second amendment 's purpose is for self defence yet its used to cause more violence and destruction than controlled