Rhetorical Analysis Of What Is A Cartoon Gerberg

Gerberg Critical Response People see cartoons everywhere from billboards to the New York Times, and at the glance of an eye the cartoon has to grab a persons attention. Gerberg describes six basic needs for a successful cartoon in his essay, “What is a Cartoon?”. He loosely defines a cartoon as an, “instant communication of a funny idea,” and suggests that the six basic needs are a cast, dialogue, gesture, setting, composition, and a cliche violation (Gerberg 223). All of these will help capture a persons attention in a matter of seconds and make the cartoon worth looking at. The purpose behind Gerberg’s essay is to inform his audience on how to create and understand political and editorial cartoons that will last a life time instead of