Critical Analysis 2

Mary McNamee

WRH 315

Critical Analysis #2

When it comes to the 2008 election, there are many different arguments to be made. There are many people who are taken back by the fact that our Democratic party is choosing between an African American male and a white female candidate. There has been much talk about Hilary Clinton running for president; a lot of negative comments have been made about the situation, especially from Republicans. The piece of propaganda to be analyzed is a cartoon drawing of a man, on his knees in front of a television set screaming “AHHHHHH!!” We cannot see the television but there is a bubble coming from it that says, “I’m Hilary Clinton, and I approve this message.”

The man in the propaganda cartoon is clearly is in opposition to Hilary Clinton running for president. The cartoon shows anger and frustration coming from a voter’s point of view, he is screaming in response to the add because clearly the thought of Hilary Clinton approving a message makes him feel uneasy about the message that he just heard, he is not a fan of Hilary Clinton and does not agree with what she has to say. It also shows a sense of fear, the man in this picture is afraid of what will happen if Hilary Clinton becomes president. This shows that the artist of the propaganda cartoon is very against Hilary Clinton running in the Democratic election for president of the United States.

There are a few things with this piece of propaganda that in my opinion could have been done a bit differently. It is a very clever way to depict the point that the artist is trying to get across, that he or she is not a supporter of Hilary Clinton. If there was one thing that could be changed about the article, it could have more text or dialogue. The text coming from the television set could have given more insight to what the message the artist was referring to was about.

This piece of propaganda leans toward one side of our presidential election, the side that does not want Hilary Clinton to run our country, and in a lot of cases it isn’t just because of the fact that she is Hilary Clinton, but just a woman in general, there are many people out there who would not be comfortable with a woman running our country, this piece could also be seen in that light.