2016 may be one of the most memorable election years, as both parties face new leaders and members that are making politics more of a reality TV show than seriously running a country. As New York nears its primaries, cartoonist for the New York Times Brian McFadden satirically illustrates the principles that each candidate stands for through exaggeration and sarcasm, to entertain the audience of Times readers during this political season.
Exaggeration is one of the most common tools used in satirical art forms, and as shown in the first box with Bernie Sanders, McFadden exaggerates his principles of "folding things in half" and sharing the wealth throughout the entire country. His use of applying Sander's ideas to eating pizza as well is an appeal to pathos, as pizza is a simple but popular food that is relate able to the readers, as opposed to choosing an object to over complicate what is trying to be proven.
McFadden also entertains the readers by using sarcasm, as shown in the last box of Donald Trump saying "Which one of the players is an immigrant I can yell at?" This is sarcastically mocking Trump's stance on immigration, and the scene of him and George Bush together at a baseball game, an American sport, while watching diverse players adds to the irony and humor of these cartoons.
This election year is not only going to be one to remember, but a very important one as the world changes. However as important as our countries government and politics are, it sometimes is acceptable to make fun and entertain the public through cartoons, as Brian McFadden did so here through exaggeration and sarcasm.
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