Explanation Of Godzilla, By Joe Heller

Explanation of Example
Author: Joe Heller
Targeted Audience:
The targeted audience would be people who are into, or follow politics because the ad is making fun of all the disputes going on in DC and saying that the government is doing a bad job and basically destroying itself (they means the government). This ad could also be intended for any American 18 years old and above because these people are the ones who are able to vote and elect a different government to run the nation because the current one is “destroyed”.
Relevant Information:
Godzilla is a giant dinosaur-like creature who first appeared to the public in movies from Japan, in the year 1954. The monster’s original Japanese name is Gojira which is a combination of kujira (which
He was first featured on a poster during World War I. The poster was used to persuade people to sign up for the army. Uncle Sam is based on a real person named Samuel Wilson from Troy, New York. He owned a meat packing company alongside his brother. During the War of 1812, his business supplied food for the American troops. The soldiers knew Samuel was sending the food and he simply called it “Uncle Sam’s.” In 1813 Uncle Sam became the nickname for the US Federal Government. People began to draw Uncle Sam in different ways. After so many different versions by the 1900s, Uncle Sam looked nothing like Samuel Wilson. In 1916, James Montgomery Flagg drew his own version of Uncle Sam. In this drawing Uncle Sam was wearing a tall top hat, blue jacket, and was pointing straight at the viewer. His art was put on the cover of Leslie’s Weekly with the caption “What Are You Doing For Preparedness?” In 1917 this same version of Uncle Sam appeared on a poster with the caption “I Want You.” This poster was used all throughout World War I. The poster reappeared in World War II. Flagg’s version became the standardized illustration of Sam, as seen in the cartoon. Uncle Sam has become one of the most iconic images in American
The cartoon implies that it's the politicians themselves; “they” (as stated in the cartoon”) caused DC to implode from all the corruption, lies, deceit, and elitism. As Mark Twain said, "Politicians are like diapers. They need to be changed often and for the same reason." And he was right Politicians are like diapers, they should be changed often and it’s always for the same reasons. Many are full of “crap” (no pun intended), and those that are not yet, will be if they stay in office long enough. John Dalberg said "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." And that is exactly what the cartoon is saying. These politicians in power have been in office too long and it has lead to corruption and a bad government so these are the consequences and this is the outcome. So make a