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Harsh
Passive
Bitter

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Ultimately, the author writes this satire because he/she seeks to change the flood of immigrants to America. He/she would like for immigration to America to be more controlled and limited.

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In the satirical piece, "The Great Fear of the Period", the author ridicules and criticizes the fact that the Chinese immigrants are taking over the US.

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This is an example of ___(situational)___ irony because even though the audience expected Uncle Sam to be saved from being swallowed, what ends up actually happening is that he is still being swallowed along with another Irish man being swallowed by A different Chinese man.

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This is an example of verbal irony because even though the person says "The Problem Solved", what he/she actually means is that People are acting like the problem is solved, but, in actuality, it is only getting worse.

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Furthermore, the author also uses exaggeration to create humor. For instance, when ____the Chinese and Irish men are eating Uncle Sam without a problem____, the author is overstating the fact that _____the Chinese and Irish are taking over the Americans____ in order to make the point that ____the American population will soon be hidden by the rush of immigrant coming to the country___.

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In one part of the cartoon labeled "The Great Fear of the Period", a Chinese and an Irish immigrant are each eating part of Uncle Sam. If another part, the Chinese and the Irish immigrant are still eating Uncle Sam, while another Chinese immigrant is eating another Irish immigrant. The background of the whole cartoon is the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Essentially, this is what you want to do first.  Explain what you see in the cartoon.

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What is the “great fear,” according to the artist?

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What is the “great fear,” according to the artist?

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The fear that immigration will be taking over the American society. Chinese and Irish immigrants are overpowering the amount of Americans in the country,

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Nativism is considered to be anti-immigration. So many people in the US are against immigrants coming into their country due to many different reasons. It can be seen in this case because the writer is against the Chinese and Irish shown in this picture because they are eating Uncle Sam, an important symbol to the country.

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The main point of the excerpt is to discriminate the Irish and the Chinese for immigrating into the United States and taking over (which relate relates s to how they were taking their jobs)

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Historical Context

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The Great Fear of the Period

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Each group has a political cartoon and an informative excerpt meant to contextualize that cartoon.

Use the guiding questions to help you analyze that cartoon. Write your responses as separate posts on your padlet.