Question

1. Who Are the figures in the cartoon?

2. What do the figures represent? What special meaning do they seem to have?

3. A subversive is someone who is trying to overthrow a gov. Or political system. With this in mind, explain what the cartoon’s artist was trying to convey about American society in 1947.

Answer 1

Uncle Sam--leader of the country or the symbol of the country-- and Lady Liberty-- symbol representing the freedoms and ideals of the country.

The whole country was under investigation and the cartoon suggests all people could be seen as a threat to the country. It also suggests the ideals of the country could even be a threat to the security of the country.