Summary (The power of cartoons)
In his lecture “The power of cartoons” Patrick Chappatte talks about how important cartoons are for the society. First of all he talks about how in today's world, printed media is being replaced thanks to technological improvements. The best example of this is internet, which is connecting the world and putting aside printed media such as news papers. These days almost the whole world is connected. As a result of this, problems of developing countries are being inform worldwide trying to find solutions. Second, Chappatte mentions how internet has empower us and also has set us free but at the same time it has enslaved us. Chappatte then gives us an example were due to cartoons many revolutions were made in order to change the world. He also gives some examples when he used cartoons to make a difference in thee world. He mentions that he went to West Africa and to Gaza in order to report what was happening there, but his desire of making a difference did not stop just there. He also participated in a group of really different people who gathered together in order to do cartoons that had a strong impact in the moment’s situation. He also encouraged Lebanon media to support cartoonist which wanted to express their feelings and make a difference in the world. By all these Chappate explains how powerful cartoons can be and can be used for good purposes. (238 words)
Response (The power of cartoons)
In my opinion this article is really good because it shows how important cartoons can be. For me cartoons are like art. They are a way to express what you are feeling about a real situation or problem in a humorist way. For this reason I think cartoons are really good. Cartoons can help us to changed and to improve the world where we are living in a funny way. In my personal life, I had a great experience thanks to cartoons. When I was in high school there was one teacher who was really grumpy. He was really bad with the class and his classes were boring. We hate him, but one day trying to complain in a funny way my class decided to made one cartoon about him. The cartoon was really good so when the teacher saw it, he really understood the class problem and he changed. Making the class better and being kinder. That is why I agree that cartoons can be a very good way to change things. (177 words)
I agree with you Yamil, I like cartoons too and I always like to watch and read comic books. Some people think that cartoons are only for children. However, adult can watch and learn from the cartoons too. Some of these cartoons can have a strong impact on the society. If we look at the commercials that are made as cartoons we can see that they have a very positive and strong meaning even if they are very short. Sometimes as you said cartoons can make a big different, I remember when I was in the high school on of the classmate draw the caricature of our teacher on the black board and when our teacher saw it he laughed a lot. In conclusion, We can use cartoons to show the message that we want in a short time with a clear information and meaning which can be understandable for everybody
ReplyDeleteGreat lecture - funny guy. Good, thoughtful response to the lecture.
ReplyDeleteInteresting story! I like it! Your report and your comment reminded me once again that in each of us is a child and we live and dream every day even when we are overwhelmed by troubles. Walt Disney said “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them”. In your situation the cartoon was an “elegant” way to change a real and serious situation into a better one. Unfortunately not all the time the adults have a positive attitude in this kind of situation. Your case was one with a happy end and I like that. Maybe some cartoons which treat serious problems (environment, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction) will sensitize the most powerful people of this planet and will be solved. Sometimes cartoons help us build an imaginary world, a perfect world where anything can be solved very easy. It’s that the way to hide from reality?! Need people surrogates to survive or they just want to show a very kind part of their personality?! (words:171)
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