Yes, when I say Dr. Seuss, I mean the same guy that was the author and illustrator of many children’s books, such as Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Fox in Socks, Horton Hears a Who!, Horton Hatches the Egg, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Although he is known for his children’s books, he also drew political cartoons during the time of World War II. These illustrations can be seen here, as well as more information about them.
What is the message of this cartoon? Can it be considered as propaganda? Who are those faces and how does it motivate Americans to act?
http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dswenttowar/#intro
http://www.brainpickings.org/2012/08/10/dr-seusss-wartime-propaganda-cartoons/
smellslikecake22 • Dec 10, 2014 at 12:32 pm
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oceanmtnsky • Dec 10, 2014 at 10:46 am
Pearl Harbor was an ATTACK. It was not an INVASION. But you do make a good point “NotMyRealName”. Pearl Harbor was also a territory and not a state. This cartoon seems to imply that the United States mainland would be invaded and occupied.
Z power • Dec 10, 2014 at 8:36 am
I love to see more detailes about what the picture represents. Who are the people in the picture? What is the messege Dr.Suess is trying to send through this cartoon?
oceanmtnsky • Dec 10, 2014 at 10:42 am
Apply your knowledge and take a guess who is in the picture.
NotMyRealName • Dec 10, 2014 at 8:32 am
We already did get invaded………….have you heard of Pearl Harbor?
SEb_dELGADO • Dec 9, 2014 at 12:02 pm
this in my opinion is a prime example of propaganda that is evoking an emotional response in order to encourage citizens to support the United States Military and to invest and help out for the cost of the war. Mainly without these propaganda post i believe those faces would have actually been placed by those cruel dictators and we should be grateful we were motivated as efficiently as we were for WWII
oceanmtnsky • Dec 9, 2014 at 2:40 pm
So you think that we would have been invaded if we did not act? I think that sounds a bit unrealistic but that’s what Propaganda is all about- exaggerating the truth.