The Panama Canal

The issue  of the political cartoon is a man tapping against Colombia the egg making the Panama Republic 'the bird' to Teddy Roosevelt. Panama is giving America permission to build the canal. The cartoonist message is Panama leaving Colombia. Also it he is showing Panama giving Teddy Roosevelt the permission to build the canal. Other people might think that Panama is a bird ready to leave its egg. Or the businessman is  making Panama leave its egg. The cartoonist is using labeling by labeling what everything is. The cartoonist also used an analogy by representing Panama as a bird leaving Colombia the egg to be on its own. This cartoon is neutral on my feeling for imperialism. I feel this way because it only shows Panama giving permission to build the canal to America.

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