Visual Rhetoric Slides

Rosa Parks Cartoon:

Rosa Parks is standing before the guardian of the gate of heaven. It is an angel saying,

“Rosa Parks… Yes, we have something in the front row for you…” At the bottom of the page, it

says “We’ve been holding it open since 1955. Multiple elements make up this image. The figure

representing Rosa Parks and the angel are the most important. Behind the angel, the gate is

closed, waiting for the angel’s approval. Rosa Parks and the angel are standing on clouds.

There is no title and the artist is unknown. A name for it could be “The Real Front Row.” This

cartoon is saying that Rosa Parks, who was kicked off the bus for refusing to sit in the back, will

be rewarded with front row status when entering heaven. All the parts show the intensity and

importance of being admitted to heaven. Rosa Parks is being rewarded by being in the first row

of admittance because she was kicked out of the first row of the bus in 1955. This image gives a

strong message, not necessarily true, that Rosa Parks today is appreciated in a greater realm

than the realm she was humiliated in.

Steve Jobs Cartoon:

Steve Jobs waits for admittance to heaven. St. Peter is checking Steve Jobs into heaven using

an iPad. There is an app for that too, apparently. Many parts make this image interesting. Steve

Jobs is pictured, but his backside is shown, showing that he is ready to enter heaven. St. Peter,

the guard of heaven, is admitting Steve Jobs. He holds an iPad, which is the main point of this

cartoon. I don’t see a specific title, but the cartoon is the cover of the latest issue of The New

Yorker. A name for this could be “For Everything is an App.” This cartoon summarizes Steve

Jobs life in one theme: making apps for every common use. It is meant to outline Steve Jobs'

death on October 5th. All these parts point to the central idea of app making. St. Peter holding

an iPad is an obvious symbol to almost everyone that he is checking in Steve Jobs using an app

Steve Jobs made. As a memory of the death of Steve Jobs, The New Yorker came up with a

cartoon that sums up the contributions of Steve Jobs to our world and how his invention is found

everywhere, even in the hands of St. Peter.

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