Political Cartoon Assignment (Week of April 20th)

Coronavirus has caused a global pandemic since its appearance back late 2019. Since its start by spreading from one region to another with its first known cases in mainland China, this virus quickly expanded with its neighboring countries before being internationally transmitted to different overseas countries. This virus’s first major strike was in Europe, Italy in particular. Within a couple of weeks, Italian officials have confirmed more than a couple of tens of thousands of people being infected, and more than a thousand have died from it. From Europe to America has been the most dangerous leap ever since it infected people in major cities in the United States of America.  Ever since its strike in America, it has been difficult for the United States government to keep this virus under control, from New York City to other major cities in the USA, governors have warned the general public to stay home and save lives but this has been an ongoing issue since not everyone has been following the rules. I have chosen this image because this says a lot about our current situation not only in  New York but states around the United States. The message in this image reflects what we should be doing as residents, by staying home we are minimizing the risk of being infected and possibly getting extremely sick. What I find a little funny and sort of ironic in this picture is that the words “I heart NY” are usually displayed on shirts, hats and other types of clothing that are usually outside and for the tourists to see and buy, but since they are inside the building it says that we should stay home and minimize getting infected by the virus as we are in the epicenter of the virus, sorta like an eye of the storm. I think that the creator has made a creative image that makes the general public to see and understand what’s really important during this type of global pandemic. I give huge credit for the creator for sharing this image with us and for everyone to see and realize what we should be doing as humans during this unfortunate pandemic. I think that these types of drawings and political cartoons are the way to go to influence others to see what’s important, these drawings portray what’s important and display it in a humorous fashion.