This political cartoon represents how the Sri Lankan civil war began and ended. During the beginning of the civil war, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam had a more balanced chance to defeat the Sinhalese, but as the battle continued, the tides turned. The Sri Lankan government drafted more and more troops and also got aid from India. Although many political cartoons are very biased, I think that this one represents the truth of the matter and hardly perverts or exaggerates the conflict. The tiger represents the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who is shaking Sri Lanka on the left hand panel. On the right panel, the weird shape is the outline of Sri Lanka. I think it interesting that the peninsula to the north poses as a frowning mouth, shaking the Tigers ruthlessly. It is interesting what the expressions are on each of the faces on the panels. The tiger that is shaking Sri Lanka seems nervous and almost seems like it knows that there will be consequences to what it is doing. On the other hand, Sri Lanka’s expression seems angry and full of vengeance. These expressions directly relate to what happened during the genocide. All in all, I think that the creator of this cartoon did a good job portraying how power shifted throughout the civil war.
I like the cartoon picture of yours because it is very funny. I like cartoons on blogs because they stand out and stay in minds. The pictures on this blog are very interesting. I understand what the cartoon is trying to say because the tiger ends up being hanged. The picture looks awesome because it uses a tiger and I LIKE Tigers AND Ligers!!!!!!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteI like your blog A LOT. It is definitely something you worked hard on. The effort shows! The only thing I would have done differently is made citations instead of a bibliography at the top because I don't know what information you pulled from websites, books, or videos.