This political cartoon is on the Panama canal. Weather it is right or wrong to use Panama as the location of where it should be built. The cartoonist message is showing Roosevelt digging through and building the canal. It also shows Panama happy to be freed from Columbia and they are almost welcoming Roosevelt as he comes to build the canal. Other people may think that he is coming in uninvited because you can see Bogota being buried. The cartoonist uses labeling when he labels Bogota and he also uses exaggeration. The cartoonist uses symbolism as well because when he shows Bogota being buried it symbolizes Panama's freedom. This supports my opinion because it is showing Panama being grateful that the U.S is helping them. They don't mind that the U.S wants something in return and overall this is a positive side of imperialism.
"Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal." AwesomeStories.com. Awesome Stories, n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2016. <https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Theodore-Roosevelt-and-the-Panama-Canal>.
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