Name: Jackson FosterDate: February 11, 2021Graded AssignmentHerblock’s Political CartoonsChoose two Herblock cartoons from the site Fire! Herblock’s History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to theMillennium to include in your U.S. History textbook. Evaluate each cartoon using the questions below. Make sureyour answers are written in complete sentences.1.Cartoon 1What do you see?What does it mean?Answer Questions:A.Herb BlockB.June 17, 1949C.World war 2D.The torch is supposed to represent the Enlightenment and is meant to light our way to freedom.VisualsWords (if applicable)Wailing man climbing a latter, while holding abucket of water, and he is ascending up to whatlooks like the statue of libterties torchHysteriaVisualsWords (if applicable)The message that Block was sending through thiscartoon is pretty clear. The torch is supposed torepresent the Enlightenment and is meant to lightour way to freedom.
