Annexation of Hawaii Political Cartoon Analysis

 

      

        This political cartoon is about how the U.S. annexed Hawaii. You can see this at the bottom where it says "Uncle Sam in Hawaii". The cartoonist's message is that annexing Hawaii was a good thing. It show this where the Queen is smiling and Uncle Sam seems to be happy himself. Others may think that annexing Hawaii was bad and we should have just left them alone to be there own independent nation. You can see this is the opposite of what the illustrator thought because everyone in the cartoon is happy. The cartoonist use exaggeration and labeling. You can see exaggeration because the Queen is a lot bigger than she really is and you can see labeling where the cartoonist labeled the barrel as sugar and the little man on the left and the bottom where it says "Uncle Sam in Hawaii". This cartoon supports my position on American Imperialism. It shows how we keep moving on and how we are gaining more land for the United States.