THE U.S. GOVERNMENT:
CLOSED FOR BUSINESS
Team Member Name: Autumn Seeholzer
Publication: The Cagle Post
Date: October 1, 2013
Cartoonist: John Cole
US/International: US
Title of Cartoon: "The GOP goes dark"
Cartoon #: 4
What action is taking place in the cartoon? What is the context?
The cartoon shows and tells us, by use of labeling, how the cartoonist interprets what the Republicans are doing during the 2013 shutdown that began on October 1, 2013 and lasted till October 17, 2013 (USA Today, 2013).
Which side is supported by the framing of the cartoon?
The side supported is for the Democrats in the way the cartoonist frames the Republican elephant as in essence being brain dead.
What evidence can you give that shows the cartoonist supports one side or the other?