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One star is moving out of the circle of 12 stars that represents the European Union flag, taking a suitcase and leaving the formation. The remaining 11 stars look on with disappointment and frustration, as this represents the UK's decision to leave the EU (Brexit) and how it will damage the unity and ideals of the EU. A political cartoon depicts an EU official, dressed formally instead of a swimming suit, sitting on a lifeguard chair and shouting "Go Back" as a ferry full of migrants sails towards shore, with some people drowning. This satirizes the European migrant crisis and how the EU looked for answers but did not actively help or take in the migrants reaching its shores.

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Political Cartoon Analysis

One star is moving out of the circle of 12 stars that represents the European Union flag, taking a suitcase and leaving the formation. The remaining 11 stars look on with disappointment and frustration, as this represents the UK's decision to leave the EU (Brexit) and how it will damage the unity and ideals of the EU. A political cartoon depicts an EU official, dressed formally instead of a swimming suit, sitting on a lifeguard chair and shouting "Go Back" as a ferry full of migrants sails towards shore, with some people drowning. This satirizes the European migrant crisis and how the EU looked for answers but did not actively help or take in the migrants reaching its shores.

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Political Cartoon Analysis

1. The Rise of a Fallen Star - Brexit.


Brexit is the popular term for the prospective withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European
Union. Britain’s planned withdrawal from the European Union, has been on everyone’s mind since the
announcement a few months back. It’s in newspapers, televisions, radios etc. But as a matter of fact
it’s also there in cartoons i.e. Political Cartoons. Considering, the European flag symbolises both the
European Union and the identity and unity of Europe. It features a circle of 12 gold stars on a blue
background. They stand for the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe.
But the following cartoon says it all different, one can clearly notice that one of the star is moving out
of the formation and leaving the circle which specifies that the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony
for which these golden stars stood for is at stake. The star is even carrying a suitcase with him which
shows that he may not return again which signifies the Britain’s decision of leaving European Union.
His eyebrows are frowned upon which means that he is clearly annoyed and irritated and wants to
leave soon. Whereas, the remaining 11 stars are looking at him with disappointment and frustration.
The number of stars has nothing to do with the number of member countries, though the circle is a
symbol of unity. The cartoon clearly portrays that EU will no longer be the same as it used to be and
there are many things which are about to change in the long run. With one of the country leaving the
European Union, unity of the organization will suffer in the long run. Maybe will encourages other
countries to ask for an exit poll.

2. Migrants and the European Union by Patrick Chappatte


This cartoon by is drawn by the famous Political Cartoonist – Patrick Chappatte appeared in the April
25, 2015 International New York Times edition. He titled the cartoon "Migrants and the European
Union," and further on added the caption, "Europe looks for an answer to the migrants reaching for
its shores." The following cartoon is full of paradox, irony and a little satirical in nature. An official from
the European Union (EU) is seen sitting on the life guard chair and a ferryboat full of migrants is sailing
towards the coast to which the life guard (EU) is shouting “Go Back”. One can even notice few people
drowning in the sea but life guard is taking no interest in rescuing them. The cartoon actually portrays
the European migrant crisis, or the European refugee crisis, a term given to a period beginning in 2015
when rising numbers of people arrived in the European Union, travelling across the Mediterranean
Sea or overland through Southeast Europe. These people included asylum seekers but also others,
such as economic migrants and some hostile agents, including Islamic State militants disguised as
refugees or migrants. The irony in the cartoon is that a life guard is employed to save people usually
from drowning. But in the cartoon, one can clearly notice that he is taking no interest in saving the life
of the people instead he is telling them to go back from wherever they came. Another paradox, in the
cartoon which can be noticed is that the lifeguard is dressed in a formal suit rather than a swimming
suit which clearly states that he is some official representing any government or organization or
particularly the European Union itself.

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