this cartoon appeared in the british magazine ‘punch’ on 19 february 1919. the caption reads:...
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This cartoon appeared in the British magazine ‘Punch’ on 19 February 1919. The caption reads: German Criminal to Allied Police: “Here, I say, stop! You're hurting me!”Whispering: If I only whine enough I may be able to wriggle out of this.
What is the message of this cartoon?
To answer this question, you have to work in three steps:
1. What you see(Denotation)
2. What you know(Connotation)
3. What it means(combine Denotation and Connotation)
Two policemen (a French and a British) are arresting a
German criminal.
Police are normally GOOD people who protect us, even if they sometimes have to
use violence.
What you see
What you know
What it means
The Allies are morally IN THE RIGHT in what they do with
Germany.
The German criminal looks a violent, nasty character; he has done something very
bad.
Criminals are usually BAD people who do bad things
for which they need punishing.
What you see
What you know
What it meansGermany was to blame for all the loss and damage of the War – and should be
punished.
The policemen are tying up the German criminal with ropes labelled ‘Armistice
terms’.
If criminals are not punished they will carry on with their
crimes.
What you see
What you know
What it meansThe Allies are RIGHT to be
strict with the Germans, who are dangerous and evil.
The German criminal is complaining – but only to
wriggle out of his punishment.
His words are as evil as his deeds – they are not true.
What you see
What you know
What it meansThe Allies can ignore
Germany’s complaints about the Armistice.
This cartoon appeared in the British magazine ‘Punch’ on 19 February 1919. The caption reads: German Criminal to Allied Police: “Here, I say, stop! You're hurting me!”Whispering: If I only whine enough I may be able to wriggle out of this.
Finally, always remember to look at:
Origin(Who drew the cartoon?)
Date(When was the cartoon published?)
An artist in the magazine Punch.
Punch is a British political magazine.
Origin
Details
This tells me:The cartoon shows how the British felt about the Germans after the war.
This cartoon appeared in the British magazine ‘Punch’ on 19 February 1919. The caption reads: German Criminal to Allied Police: “Here, I say, stop! You're hurting me!”Whispering: If I only whine enough I may be able to wriggle out of this.
19 February 1919
After the peace conference had started.
Date
Details
This tells me:This was how the British public put pressure on Prime Minister Lloyd George to ‘make Germany pay’.
This cartoon appeared in the British magazine ‘Punch’ on 19 February 1919. The caption reads: German Criminal to Allied Police: “Here, I say, stop! You're hurting me!”Whispering: If I only whine enough I may be able to wriggle out of this.