Trick # 5.

Topic:  Don’t ask, don’t tell policy.

Story:  A soldier is declaring that he doesn’t care about the policy.  He is a soldier and his job is to continue doing what he was doing.

Audience:  It was produced in America.  It was a newspaper originally.  This was a conservative comic.  It has a laid back approach to the audience.  The tone is direct and to the point.

Argument:  The message is that this particular soldier does not care about the don’t ask, don’t tell policy. 

Composition:  Single frame cartoon.

Word and Image:  While the visual isn’t necessary, it does allow the viewer to get a complete understanding of the cartoon.

Imagery:  he represents the average American soldier.  Does not rely on caricatures.  The cartoon does refer to present events.

Tone:  The comic is serious in nature.

Character and setting:  the cartoon features a person.  The imaged person is white, no age is immediately obvious.  Gender is male.

Cultural Resonance:  It does refer to the event of the Don’t ask, Don’t tell repeal.  The symbolism is the American military.   The symbol speaks to a narrow audience.