For this Text of the Week, TheWeek.com created a political cartoon to show their audience just how ridiculous Mr. Trump could be. They do so by using juxtaposition and sarcasm. Usually TheWeek is known for their interesting perspectives and takes on political events, political cartoons being their specialty. To start off, the poster has Mr. Trump and Kim Jong-un within centimeters of each other. Whenever a person, or anything regardless of a human or not, is being compared to Kim Jong-un, it's never in a good way. With Mr. Trump and Kim Jong-un being used in juxtaposition, audiences might start to see some similarities that they haven't seen before. Somehow by using juxtaposition to capture a moment when Trump and Kim appear the same, this concludes a different perspective; achieving the purpose of the text that the author wants - for people to see Trump as a bad individual. By using juxtaposition, audiences can notice the differences as well, in this case, a little bit of sarcasm to take some edge off of this political cartoon. By having the sarcasm, audiences can laugh a little at the comparison but also take note of the possible truths that lay behind it. Now by TheWeek having their audience in a joking yet serious tone, they can bring the real concern to the audiences attention; the use of military weapons and who controls them. In the newspaper it states, "to test the H-Bomb" a clear sense of military action. What's interesting and effective about the text is how the idea of military weapons plays with the idea of political figures. Many individuals value their safety and the safety of those who they love. By addressing pathos in this cartoon, it effects the viewer's feelings, since not many want Kim Jong-un of North Korea to become the president of the United States. With pathos, juxtaposition and sarcasm playing all a crucial role in this political cartoon, it's inevitable that the readers view will be changed in some way. By doing such, the authors purpose of seeing Trump in a negative way, was successful. Monday, February 15, 2016
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For this Text of the Week, TheWeek.com created a political cartoon to show their audience just how ridiculous Mr. Trump could be. They do so by using juxtaposition and sarcasm. Usually TheWeek is known for their interesting perspectives and takes on political events, political cartoons being their specialty. To start off, the poster has Mr. Trump and Kim Jong-un within centimeters of each other. Whenever a person, or anything regardless of a human or not, is being compared to Kim Jong-un, it's never in a good way. With Mr. Trump and Kim Jong-un being used in juxtaposition, audiences might start to see some similarities that they haven't seen before. Somehow by using juxtaposition to capture a moment when Trump and Kim appear the same, this concludes a different perspective; achieving the purpose of the text that the author wants - for people to see Trump as a bad individual. By using juxtaposition, audiences can notice the differences as well, in this case, a little bit of sarcasm to take some edge off of this political cartoon. By having the sarcasm, audiences can laugh a little at the comparison but also take note of the possible truths that lay behind it. Now by TheWeek having their audience in a joking yet serious tone, they can bring the real concern to the audiences attention; the use of military weapons and who controls them. In the newspaper it states, "to test the H-Bomb" a clear sense of military action. What's interesting and effective about the text is how the idea of military weapons plays with the idea of political figures. Many individuals value their safety and the safety of those who they love. By addressing pathos in this cartoon, it effects the viewer's feelings, since not many want Kim Jong-un of North Korea to become the president of the United States. With pathos, juxtaposition and sarcasm playing all a crucial role in this political cartoon, it's inevitable that the readers view will be changed in some way. By doing such, the authors purpose of seeing Trump in a negative way, was successful. 
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