1. In this cartoon the only caption or speech appears to be a devilish figure saying "pick your poison!". The cartoonist used such words and the devilish figure to convey the numerous types of disasters the can occur and the vast number of problems within our world today.
2. In the cartoon many symbols are present. Most notably, is the ghoulish looking figure in the center who appears to be some sort creepy-devil. Next to him is a man in a suit with a nuclear symbol for a head who has a childish, naive grin on his face, almost saying "well what do you want me to do about it?". In the background are a sizzling sun, perhaps a poke at global warming, an oil field, a coal truck, and a nuclear power plant on fire. These symbols are used to show the various number of disasters/problems occurring in the world right now.
3. The action is simple, the ghoulish figure is telling the reader to "pick your poison" essentially saying there are many things that can happen and/or are happening, that could in turn be catastrophic.
4. The message of the cartoon is that the world faces many tough problems today such as global warming, pollution via coal and oil, or nuclear disasters, and the quite frankly, recently the world hasn't been able to catch a break. I think this cartoon represents a slightly left ideological perspective, this gathered from the slight feeling of wanted but unachieved change that I got from looking at this cartoon.
5. This cartoon relates to some of the biggest political topics in the ever more environmentally cautious America such as global warming, pollution, peak oil, and new forms of energy. I also think that the power plant on fire is a bit of a cheap shot at the recent power plant explosion in Japan.
6. I think there is a bit of satire and humor in the cartoon through the phrase "pick your poison". The quote is essentially saying that in todays world, so many problems face us, and we have done little to solve the thus far, making it seem like many of the problems could be humanity's fate, deeming the saying "pick your poison".
Source- New York Times, http://www.uclick.com/client/nyt/ta/
Author- Tony Auth
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