Classacre
I had been planning a new “fiscal cliff” cartoon just prior to the tragic events on Friday morning in Newtown, Connecticut. Suffice it to say, I felt I should shelve what I was working on and try to come up with something more serious and tasteful for today’s update, instead.
Unfortunately, I had somewhere to go over the weekend, so my time to develop something new (as well as my materials with which to do it) were more limited than usual. I hope necessity has proven to be the mother of invention, today, and the solution posted above is decent in spite (or even because) of its austerity.
Tags: Charlton Heston, Children, Connecticut, gun control, guns, massacre, murder, N.R.A., National Rifle Association, Newtown School, Sandy Hook, school, school shooting, shooting, tragedy
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2 Responses to “Classacre”
Hi Terrence — I like the concept here (a lot) and urge you to rework it a little. The austerity works here, but the construction of the teacher’s arm and hand doesn’t convey the femininity or innocence of the young teacher being depicted. A child’s arm and hand (grasping a pencil?) might be even more effective, though possibly over the top. I really like the symbolism of the apple (both because of the student/teacher relationship it represents and the biblical reference to the fruit of knowledge).
In any case, consider reworking the elements into an anti-gun bumper sticker… You might actually be able to make some money on it if you had some printed!
“The austerity works here, but the construction of the teacher’s arm and hand doesn’t convey the femininity or innocence of the young teacher being depicted. A child’s arm and hand (grasping a pencil?) might be even more effective, though possibly over the top.”
It is supposed to be a child’s hand…
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