Everyone knows about the mass shooting in the Colorado movie theater, and the school and mall shootings all over the country. Despite how devastating they are to our country's morale, they keep happening. It has evolved into a national issue, and this political cartoon addresses how common these horrible events have become. The man, dressed in an prisoner's classic orange jumpsuit, has just found out that there was another mass shooting, and he seems disappointed about it. His defeated feeling does not stem from the undoubtedly too many lives lost or the fact that this could be prevented, but comes from him now not being able to have his desired "15 minutes of fame."
The artist of this political cartoon is trying to express to the audience the severity of these situations. Yes, the amount of people who are affected by the shootings is astronomical, but the creator wants to communicate that the shootings happen way too often. To make sure that his or her point stands out, they make everything the same font size and shape, yet underlines the word "another." The onlooker is then drawn to that particular word and the meaning of it. Also, by picking a prisoner to express this message speaks volumes. If it was just a regular person saying about how annoyed they were, it would not have the same effect.
The prisoner shown in this cartoon has the power to make the audience angry and deeply affected by the picture because of them being upset over not being able to have their fame if they were to conduct a mass shooting as well. Because of this, I think the author was then able to make their purpose come alive. It was clear what the author was trying to say but it was done in a creative way, which was able to make it that much more effective.
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