The Annexation of Hawaii

The issue of this political cartoon is the Annexation of Hawaii. The Annexation of Hawaii was when the U.S planters overthrew the ruler at the time Queen Liliuokalani, and after a while annexed Hawaii. Acquired raw materials such as sugar canes and developed military bases. The cartoonist's message was to show how the U.S only picked the ripe fruit. Since under the picture it says how Uncle Sam only picks the ripe fruit. What the cartoonists means by saying that the U.S only picks ripe fruit is that they only annexed Hawaii because of the raw materials such as sugar cane. Another person could see this cartoon as showing how the U.S takes land like a person would take fruit. This isn’t really a good thing because it shows that the U.S thinks it has more power. The cartoonist used symbolism since the picture is symbolizing the U.S taking land like picking fruit therefore there is also labeling taking place, because the apples have different states and countries written on them, as well as the words written under Uncle Sam. This cartoon supports my position on American imperialism because it shows how the U.S only took good land, and my point on American imperialism is that as long as the U.S didn’t take land forcefully and unjustly it is a way of spreading and growing the economy.

"Illustration: "Uncle Sam Catches the Ripe Fruit"" Flickr. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.