Mary Heart T.

Bantayan 1st YEAR

BSEDE-EDE1A HISTORY 11

Exercise 2.4 Interpretation of the caricature.

I. Fill-out the table correctly as asked.

TEMPLATE

Caricature Objects/people Meaning of each Important Political or social

that you see symbol(objects/people) clues issues presented
Title

#1 The farmers who 1. Usurper – person It happened During the American

strive to death to who takes the power of in the Era, Filipinos became a
A New work for the a country, city or province of follower of Americans,
Wrinkle in purpose of established region for Nueva Ecija. wherein Americans can
the Art of serving an themselves with legal do everything they
Thieving Usurper, under right to claim their own. wanted to do with the
the heat of the Filipinos. In the
sun. And the 2. Homesteader – cartoons, we can
Usurper just someone who settles clearly see that the
chilling on the lawfully on government Filipino farmers are
other side while land with the intent to striving really hard for
watching them. acquire title to it. work and to serve
American and just
chilling on the other
side while watching
them suffer. Wherein,
the American is an
usurper, which means
they don’t really own
the land because they
are just claiming it
without legal right to
claim it. But, in the
case that they have the
power and authority
during the American
Era, they can do
whatever they wanted
to do.

#2 It is the 1. Aparcero – a farmer This Shows the form of

Aparcero who who rent small plots of happens in landlord usury used to
Why the plough the rice land from a landowner Nueva Ecija strip tenant farmers of
“aparcero” field and he is in return for a portion of and other their rightful share of
rebels carrying a load their crop, to be given to Central the harvest.
of stones in his the land owner at the Luzon
back. end of each year Provinces
long ago.
#3 A man passing Crown – power It happened Political dynasty
the crown to the in Tondo
Public other guy, and Man passing a crown – where the
post is not also a guy trying ruler or man in a high politician
a to stop them. position. named Dr.
hereditary Santos,
crown Person who is waiting
passing his
for the crown to be pass
crown to his
to them – relatives or
brotherin-
close friends.
law, Dr.
Man trying to stop them Barcelona. It
– citizen. is still
happening in
the field of
politics
nowadays.

#4 Uncle Sam Boys – slaves It happened It shows inequality and

riding a chariot in the past slavery.
Uncle Sam pulled by boys Uncle Sam – Boss where the
riding a wearing school Filipinos are
chariot Baseball bats, Whiskey,
uniforms. The slave by the
and Boxing Gloves –
boys were American
American objects
carrying objects colonizers.
like baseball
bats, whiskey,
and boxing
gloves.

#5 Person at the Food – People who are Only those Equality and justice.
center, people given food persons with people with
El Turno who are given power power can
de los food, and a benefit.
Partidos group of persons Group of persons that is
that is waiting waiting for their turn-
for their turn. people with low status
in society

Political Caricatures
II. Explain and discuss the following questions below.

1. What is the cartoonist viewpoint in caricature 2? Explain

It shows the sad life of Filipinos in the hands of American colonizers. They are always
abused and not given equal treatment. Their rights are always abused and they can be compared
the same to slaves.

2. Do you agree or disagree with the cartoon? Why?

Agree, because it shows the history of the Filipino in the hands of American colonizers.

3. How will you be able to interpret the cartoon?

I interpret it by understanding the object/people that I see and to what symbolization it

portrays.

4. What is the cartoonist trying to point through exaggeration?

Exaggerated expression and movement wants us to show and feel what happened and for
us to understand quickly the issues it wanted to present.

5. What is the irony in the caricature? What idea does it intend to emphasize?

Irony is the difference between the ways things are and the way things should be, and the
way things are expected to be. Cartoonists often use irony to express their opinion in an issue.
Irony help the cartoonist express the opinion more effectively.