Essential Question

How do we know what we want as the American Dream, when we dont even know what an American is?

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Political Cartoon


Immigrating from a country filled with poverty, to a country with alot of benefits always seems like an easier way out, than staying where you are. the first thing seen in this cartoon is a fence, and on one side there is large sign that says USA KEEP OUT. But that is exactly the opposite of what these people are doing. The benefits of the USA are better than what these people have wherever they are at. The cartoon shows booths with names such as health care, jobs, and education. This portrays that obviously what is seen on these booths is what these people want, what they need. The next thing seen is a hole in the fence, and another booth on the other side that says maps to the USA. This shows that the people are getting maps to know where they are going. Where the best health care or whatever is. Whatever they need. All this cartoon is trying to say is that these people who immigrate here arent trying to overcrowd us, or take over the USA, their just trying to get what all of us have. They are trying to start over and find a better life for themselves, which in everyones hearts is what they truly want, a better life for them & their family. You only want the best, but you take what you can get.

This relates to the Puritans because they want better than what they have, they want freedom, which is why they move to Cape Cod to live.

1 comment:

  1. Good work. I like the really in depth analysis. this made me go back and redo MY political cartoon.

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