Kinds of P.C.

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Symbolism (symbols where one thing stands for
another India represented by an elephant or tiger,
anything can be represented by a human figure)
Exaggeration (exaggerate the violence, the deceit, or
other things)
Stereotyping (a simplified representation of something)
Caricature (a representation of a person that exaggerates
certain characteristics)
Humor (belittle, make it look ridiculous or ugly by poking
fun at it)
Simplification (simplify the issues to make your point
makes the message more forceful) Cartoonists dont worry
about explanations or accuracy
Use of text to clarify a Caption

Imperialism in India
This political cartoon is showing
John Bull from England as the
"octopus of imperialism". John
Bull is a national
personification of Great
Britain. This is showing that
during imperialism England
had a hand in every part of the
world. The author's opinion is
that England was the most
imperialistic nation of the time
because of having a foothold
in every part of the world. I
think that this cartoon shows
how powerful England was at
the time because of how much
territory it had.

Symbolism
each figure in this
cartoon represents
something
Also the weapons,
boots and uniform
represent force /
violence

The cartoonist is biased. He

clearly sympathies with India
and Ireland. The figure
representing Britain is
portrayed in a negative light.
Its hostile to Britain

Making a figure animalistic shows

hostility. Britain is represented as
dog or pig-like
It is an
exaggeration and
a simplification
to show Ireland
and India crawl
before Britain. It is
a simplification of
the issues. This
makes it very
effective as a
message, but
unreliable as
evidence

Take nothing at face value.

The fire is not fire: it represents the

violence and destruction of India after
partition.
The storm clouds represent trouble
ahead.
The building is not a building. It is India or
Indian government.
Gandhis statue how sad it looks this
is all a betrayal of Gandhis great dream
of peace and unity
Here we have use of color, which is very
effective. Color affects us subconsciously
in a very powerful way
We associate red with danger and
violence.
We associate black with death and
despair

Representations of Gandhi
Gandhi is represented as:
Saintly but unrealistic
Well-intentioned and idealistic
Unleashing forces he cannot control
the ferocious Indians

The Tiger represents

India, a common
symbol for India, (along
with the elephant)
These are not
necessarily negative
symbols, because
these animals are
associated with India

The words
underneath are called
the caption
Never forget, this is
not Gandhi speaking.
It is the cartoonists
representation of
Gandhi. He is putting
words in Gandhis
mouth

Caricature
Caricature belittles
historical figures

British newspapers
often caricature Indian
leaders