primary source three: editorial cartoons
Editorial cartoons are used across the globe to provided entertainment to controversial issue that can persuade people toward the authors opinions. Four editorial cartoons are below displaying events directly related to the Rwandan Genocide.
Cartoon One
Translation:
"What does it say?" "Someone's killed Habyaramina." Radio: We demand that our Hutu brothers do not let these crimes go unpunished. Raise yourselves, our brothers. Raise yourselves and work! Affute your tools and raise your clubs! It's time to eradiate the cancer race. Look for them everywhere..." Cartoon Two Cartoon Three Note: Red Text says RWANDA
Cartoon Four |
Cartoon One Describe the emotion of the two men pictured? Who is the cancer race the radio is referring too? Why is the death of Habyaramina significance? Make a connect between the death of Habyaramina and Hutu brother punishing these crimes? Cartoon Two Who is sleeping under the tree? Describe the prioritizes of the sleeping object under the tree? Determine how the sleep object could sway the Hutu Tusti conflict? Predict what happened to the Rwandan man since the sleeping object was asleep? Cartoon Three Who are the people in the back? Describe the significance of them being pictured so far back from Rwanda? Why does Rwanda have a hand up? What does that represent? If you were in this crowd, what would you say? Cartoon Four What do the letters in the trees spell? Conclude why they are written intertwined? Who is the man pictured? What is the man with the machete doing in regards to the words? |