Question

Study the editorial cartoon by Bill Mauldin. A dilapidated schoolhouse sits in darkness. Pieces of the schoolhouse are strewn about and the "public school" sign is hanging crookedly. How does the atmosphere around the school contribute to the effectiveness of the cartoon's message? The disarray in front shows that public schools have suffered harsh weather damages. The abandoned schoolhouse with an eerie background dramatizes the loss of public schools. The element of disrepair shows readers that this schoolhouse was not built well. The haunted theme makes the reader believe that public schools are ghostly places.

Answer 1

The abandoned schoolhouse with an eerie background dramatizes the loss of public schools.

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Answer 2

The abandoned schoolhouse with an eerie background dramatizes the loss of public schools.

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The cartoon your question refers to is attached.

The cartoon features a public school completely destroyed and impossible to use. The environment around the school is empty, frosted with stules and pieces of the destroyed school. All this conveys a feeling that the public school is being lost, ignored and a victim of neglect. This all represents the lack of responsibility for education and the waste of public money used in the construction of the school.