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Monday, September 22, 2008

Capitalism Cartoon


It this cartoon, there is a big guy, wearing a tag that says "capitalism". The big guy is holding a small guy, which could be a child. The child is wearing a tag that says labor. Something is falling down from the kid, which probably is money. Lastly, there are two bags, one big, and one small, the small bag says, "Profits from child labor." This political cartoon is about the issues of capitalism. It shows how the bosses and factory owners treat their labor, who work hard for them everyday, in bad conditions to make profit for the factory owners. I think he wants to show the world how some people were working and that they need to improve those working conditions.
I come to this conclusion because he made the factory owner, the capitalist, look big, mean and rough, but he made the labor look small, helpless and innocent. Also, he drew a small bag that says that its profit from child labor. It shows that he is against child labor and wants people to pay attention to this issue.
The cartoonist could have made it more clear the conditions were horrible, and he could have made the boy thinner to show how hard they work, but how little they get for their effort.

image from:http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/laborpress/images/Socialist Voice

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