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Political Cartoon Analysis http www Angelfire com nb2 drook images hanged gif In the political cartoon The final pacification of Europe Napoleon Bonaparte is pictured being hanged by the neck His weapon is fastened on his belt and his hat is on the ground in front of him There are also six personalities in the background celebrating Napoleon's hanging Each of the characters represents a country involved in the French Revolution William Holland the publisher of this cartoon shows how the artist used symbolism imagery and satire to show how happy the rest of the world was after Napoleon s era was officially over The artist used symbols of the countries attire to identify the background characters For instance the artist drew a bear fur cap on the Russian and Holland s figure is plump and has a pipe in his hat The six men represent six different countries and are listed from left to right Russia Prussia England Germany Switzerland and Holland Each of the men is saying Good news for Russia Prussia England etc according to the mans country of origin
