1. Who drew the cartoon?
John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune
2. List and describe the key objects in the cartoon and describe what each represents:
Santa = Newt Gingrich
Children = children
3. What techniques or devices does the cartoonist use?
Caricature, analogy
4. What issue or event does the cartoon deal with?
Newt Gingrich's opinion on child labor laws
5. What is the cartoon's message?
Children shouldn't be lazy and need to work for their own things
6. What is the cartoonist's point-of-view?
Newt said that he thought child labor laws should be done away with and that children should work so that they can gain experience in the real world. Darkow clearly thinks this is as ludicrous as Santa telling children to work for their Christmas presents
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