Michael Ramirez is an American cartoonist who has won the Pulitzer Prize twice. His political cartoon, is about the presidential race, particularly showing the negativity in both candidates. He writes for the American people. He typically makes conservative cartoons so a specific audience is conservative Americans. He uses rhetorical devices to get his purpose across to his audience. Ramirez uses specific imagery. His cartoon is surrounded by what looks like dying trees, which may represent the poor shape that America is in right now. Both of the parent birds also look tired, which may show that the true leaders of the country are tired of how the candidates are bickering. He also uses juxtaposition to compare Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. By putting the two baby birds together, he shows how they are equally ugly. However, he does have the Trump bird have orange hair, which shows that one of the most memorable aspects of Trump is his hair. The text uses dark colors to possibly show the darkness of the situation and how it ultimately is a negative one. Ramirez uses symbolism well. He has the bald eagle as one of the parents of the two candidates. However, the bald eagle is supposed to represent the good in America and the two candidates don’t, which is why the eagle says that the candidates must be from another family. By underlining the word “your” and making it red, Ramirez puts major emphasis on the fact that the presidents are not from the good part of the country. Ultimately, he wants to show how both candidates are not good candidates. They have major faults which do not represent America well. I think he accomplish his purpose well because it was clear that he dislikes both candidates and wants to show that neither of them are perfect for the job as president.
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