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A political cartoon is in effect a visual
editorial. Cartoonists deal critically with often
controversial topics, and use various devices to
capture the viewer’s attention and convey a
message more rapidly and more effectively
than words alone can do.
Political cartoons on Canadian – American
relations, found in Canadian and American
newspapers, frequently use visual analogies
or comparisons to other situations as the
“hook” to effectively make a point.
The cartoons which follow provide students
with an opportunity to compare American and
Canadian cartoons on a number of topics, and
to exercise their critical thinking skills in
analyzing the way cartoonists use various
analogies to depict situations and sway the
viewer’s opinion on the topic under
consideration.
ANNEXATION vs INDEPENDENCE
UNCLE SAM KICKED OUT
YOUNG CANADA: ”We don’t want you here.
JOHN BULL: “That’s right, my son. No matter what comes,
an empty house is better than such a tenant as that!”
23 S
ept
1869,
Gri
nch
uck
le,
Toro
nto
ANNEXATION vs INDEPENDENCE
JOHN BULL: “If she accepts the ring, the first thing I know she’ll be accepting him.”
July
19
01,
St.
Paul
Pio
nee
r P
ress
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY 1916
ANOTHER CASE OF WIPING HANDS
ON THE AMERICAN FLAG
WOE IS ME
Yesterday I was too proud to fight.
Today I am too fat to fight.
19
16
[?],
New
York
Her
ald
12
Dec
19
16
, T
he
Toro
nto
Dail
y N
ews
MULTICULTURALISM
“NOW THEN, ALL TOGETHER”
Dec
1903
, To C
an
ad
a,M
inis
ter
of
the
Inte
rior,
Ott
awa
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
SHALL THESE BE THE ARBITERS OF CANADA’S FUTURE?
18
Feb
. 1
92
0, T
he
Hal
ifax
Her
ald
18 F
eb 1
920,
The
Hali
fax
Her
ald
Nov 1
923, T
he
Geo
rge
Matt
hew
s A
dam
s Ser
vice
, N
ew Y
ork
THAT LEAKY APARTMENT ABOVE
PROHIBITION
• Have your students read an article on the
Alaska Boundary Dispute between Canada
and the United States, then study the
cartoons which follow and determine the
analogy used in each one (a card game, a
game of chance, a tug of war etc.).
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
SAYS JONATHAN TO JOHN: IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE A QUARREL
[Canadian prime minister Laurier and opposition leader Tupper look on.]
30 A
ug 1
899
, N
ew Y
ork
Eve
nin
g J
ourn
al
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION
All ready for the Shell Game.
28 F
ebru
ary 1
903,
The
Montr
eal
Dail
y Sta
r
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
THE BIG QUESTION OF THE DAY
The “tug of war” is under way between Canada and the United States.
One wonders if John Bull is there in order to push or pull.
11 J
uly
19
03
, L
e C
anard
, M
ontr
eal
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
A LITTLE GAME OF “CONCESSION” POKER NOW GOING
ON IN LONDON – FIND THE WINNER.
9 S
ept
1903,
Montr
eal
Dail
y Sta
r
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
THE GRAB-ALL
UNCLE SAM: See here young feller. Don’t get excited, I need the money,
and I aint afraid of yer parents!
Sep
t. 1
903,
Le
Canada
, M
ontr
eal
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
MERELY A SUGGESTION
UNITED STATES: “There, little girl, don’t cry; why bother about any
boundary line at all?”
20 O
ct.
1903,
Min
nea
poli
s Jo
urn
al
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
UNCLE SAM SEEMS TO HAVE MADE HIS DISTANCE
19 O
ct 1
903,
Chic
ago J
ourn
al
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
“WHERE WILL THE NEXT BITE BE?”
26
Oct
. 1
90
3, T
he
To
ron
to D
ail
y S
tar
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
WHAT JACK CANUCK ALWAYS GETS IN THE END
JOHN BULL: Don’t lose your temper, Jack; I gave your Uncle Sam my consent.
24
Oct
19
03
, Satu
rday
Nig
ht,
Toro
nto
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
CANADA: “Great blizzards! And so I’ve got to make merry with the cork!”
20 O
ct.
1903,
The
Dail
y N
ews,
Chic
ago
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
JOHN BULL: “Yes, ‘e’s making a lot of noise, Sam, but ‘e’ll get over it.”
Dec
1903,
Nort
h A
mer
ican,
Phil
adel
phia
• Which cartoons are Canadian? American? How can you tell?
• How has the cartoonist depicted the Alaska Boundary Dispute (as a card
game, a tug-of-war, etc.)? Suggest an original analogy on the same topic.
• Comment on how the cartoonist has portrayed Uncle Sam, John Bull,
Johnny Canuck, Miss Canada and Jean-Baptiste.
• Comment on the relationship between John Bull and Uncle Sam, John Bull
and Johnny Canuck, Uncle Sam and Johnny Canuck.
• What feelings do you get from viewing a cartoon? How has the cartoonist
manipulated you?
• If you had to pick one cartoon to use in a book, which one would you
select? Why?
• Divide the class into groups of 4 to 6 students and ask them to discuss the
way Canadian and American cartoonists portrayed the Alaska Boundary
Dispute. Follow this exercise with a class discussion.
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE
ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS