This cartoon is related to Fidel Castro stepping down from power and putting his brother in charge of Cuba. I interpreted this cartoon as implying that although Fidel has techinically stepped down, he will still exert great influence over Cuba through his brother. The character in the front seat of the car represents Fidel's brother and Fidel is in the back seat. This shows how although Fidel's brother is the driver (leader of Cuba), Fidel is always going to be close by, involved in what is going on. Because the car has no wheals in the picture and appears to be broken down, this shows how Cuba is not likely to make any positive progression despite the fact that Fidel Castro is no longer in charge. I agree with the message that this cartoonist is trying to send. It seems to me that if Fidel had stepped down and someone other than his brother had gotten power, there may be more of a change in the country but with the current situation, things will probably remain the same. I think this cartoon is pretty fair because it addresses the issue from a pretty vague perspective. It's kind of hard to argue that Fidel won't always be close by, considering they are brothers.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
This cartoon is related to Fidel Castro stepping down from power and putting his brother in charge of Cuba. I interpreted this cartoon as implying that although Fidel has techinically stepped down, he will still exert great influence over Cuba through his brother. The character in the front seat of the car represents Fidel's brother and Fidel is in the back seat. This shows how although Fidel's brother is the driver (leader of Cuba), Fidel is always going to be close by, involved in what is going on. Because the car has no wheals in the picture and appears to be broken down, this shows how Cuba is not likely to make any positive progression despite the fact that Fidel Castro is no longer in charge. I agree with the message that this cartoonist is trying to send. It seems to me that if Fidel had stepped down and someone other than his brother had gotten power, there may be more of a change in the country but with the current situation, things will probably remain the same. I think this cartoon is pretty fair because it addresses the issue from a pretty vague perspective. It's kind of hard to argue that Fidel won't always be close by, considering they are brothers.
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Your interpretation of the cartoon seems to me to be right on target. I especially like your interpretation of the wheel-less car- that no progress is likely to be made even though there is a new "driver" of the car (aka Cuba). In the cartoon, Fidel Castro is in the backseat and is given all the facial characteristics of a person as well as a nametag saying "Fidel" on it. This is different that his brother who is driving the car; the brother has no eyes and no nametag, which suggests that he is less powerful and less important than Fidel in the backseat. Like you said, even though Fidel's brother will be running the country, the cartoon is depicting that Fidel will still be greatly involved and have a lot of power and influence.
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