Cartoon Analysis: President Obama.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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THE NETHERLANDS

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Questions

  1. What are the three creatures in the cartoon from the United Arab Emirates? Why does the cartoonist call them "Bush creations"?

  2. How is President Obama planning to deal with them?

  3. Does the cartoon suggest whether Obama will be successful in stopping them? What clues can help you decide?

  4. Do you think the cartoonist is sympathetic to Obama? Explain.

  5. In the second cartoon, from the Netherlands, what is Obama tasting? How does he seem to feel about it?

  6. What's being thrown at Obama, and by whom?

  7. What do you think the kettle symbolizes?

  8. How does the Dutch cartoonist use text and image to create irony?

  9. Why do you think the cartoonist compares the President to a chef?

  10. Take a look at the Canadian cartoon about President Obama on the cover page. How does it relate to the two cartoons here?

  11. What famous image from the 2008 presidential campaign does the Canadian cartoon refer to?

  12. Would readers in...

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