Cartoon analysis.

AuthorFitzsimmons, David
PositionBrief article

BONUSES?!! ARE YOU MAD?!

YOU ARE AN OVERPAID, GREEDY, FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE, OUT-OF-TOUCH-WITH-MAIN-STREET INSTITUTION THAT NEEDS TO BE REINED IN BY A GROWNUP!

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DAVID FITZSIMMONS * The Arizona Star (Tuscon, A.Z.) * CAGLE

ANALYZE THE POLITICAL CARTOON

  1. What recent events in the news does the cartoon refer to?

  2. What does the expression "the pot calling the kettle black" mean?

  3. Why is the cartoonist evoking that phrase to illustrate criticism of Wall, Street by Congress?

  4. Why are both Congress and Watt Street depicted as angry?

  5. What are your views of...

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