Source One Is A Political Cartoon Analysis

Source one is a political cartoon. It depicts a man pushing a shopping cart filled with a variety of products from around the world. The caption reads, “ A North American consumer enjoys the “magic” of globalization.” This sarcastic comment suggests that the cartoonist is opposed to globalization. A glowy haze encapsulating the useful, perhaps life saving products is meant to demonstrate that consumers often are blinded by the wonderful products and don’t realize the cost of their lifestyle on those who make those products. That point is also highlighted by the fact that the figure in the cartoon has a look of awe on his face, suggesting that the glory of all the global products has put him in a trance-like state, not acknowledging that many

From the data, it appears that countries with high levels of sweatshops such as Vietnam, India, and the Philippines agree that it is a force for good while wealthier countries think it is a force for bad. The people who composed the study would argue that globalization is indeed a good thing because thirteen out of eighteen countries said it was a force for good. Another point is that the countries with more people undecided were the more wealthy ones, this would suggest that they are perhaps more considerate of the downsides than the poorer countries who mostly view globalization as a means for employment. The source has varying ideological perspectives; some countries would likely see globalization as something to celebrate while others view it as something that is overall bad. The intended audience of this source would likely be the wealthier countries because, the fact that countries with high rates of slavery think that globalization is good, it may influence their opinion toward the opinion of the majority of countries

In contrast, source three suggests that globalization is a force for good in the world because it leads to economic growth and employment opportunities for people in third world countries. Source two presents varying perspectives on this questions with developing nations saying that globalization is an outstanding force for good and wealthier countries saying it is overall a bad thing. This is ironic because developing countries are often on the losing end of globalization while wealthier countries reap most of the rewards. The speaker of source three, Micheal Walker, would counter what the speaker in source one is suggesting about globalization by saying employing people for very little money is actually helping them survive. He would use the survey in source two to support this claim as it appears that people from less wealthy countries, who are often exploited as a result of globalization support