Panama Canal

This political cartoon is about the Panama Canal. This political cartoon talks about how President Roosevelt carelessly dug through Panama while many were protesting. This cartoonist's message on this issue is negative because you can see in the cartoon that Teddy Roosevelt is digging and throwing people though the air. Also, Roosevelt's face is stubborn and stern. Another opinion that someone else might have is that Theodore is thinking about the US and other countries. They may think that he is thinking about the outcome and how it will be useful for others. You can see that symbolism is uses in this cartoon because the people being thrown through the air represent the people who disagree with the Panama Canal and who are being ignored be the president. Another technique being uses is labeling, which for example, is being used on the ground where it says "Panama Canal" and on the shovel's handle. This cartoon supports my position on imperialism because this cartoon is showing how America imperialised and expanded to places that didn't want to be touched or changed. Some citizens of Panama didn't want to have a big canal in the center of it, but the US still dug.