Question

a political cartoon shows the white house crumbling and falling down. What is the technique and message that the cartoonist is using?

Answer 1

Answer:

Symbolism: weak presidency/adminsitration

Explanation:

symbolism originated in late 19th-century France and Belgium, with figures such as, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud. Symbolism is the representation of ideas through symbols such as images in the above example. Symbolism aims to communicate ideas, qualities or state of mind by employing indirect means such as representing these ideas through images, writing or any other means. This is seen with the cartoonist above who communicates the failure of the presidency through cartoon images