In this History cartoon titled "Under the Broomstick". Source: Cartoon "Under the Broomstick", reproduced in Richards, Denis, An illustrated History of Modern Europe, Longmans, 1977.
Answer the following questions in regards to the cartoon.
1. Who is using the Broomstick? (One sentence)
2. What is he sweeping?(one sentence)
3. Which side of the channel is the sweeper? (One sentence)
4. How do you view the sweepers perception of what he is sweeping? (One sentence)
5. Who is seated comfortably on the armchair? (One sentence)
6. What separates the two men? (One sentence)
7. Why he is comfortable yet alert? (One sentence)
1. The man using the broomstick is a French man.
2. He is sweeping a group of soldiers with British uniforms.
3. The sweeper is on the French side of the channel.
4. The sweeper seems to view what he is sweeping as a nuisance or threat.
5. A British man is comfortably seated on the armchair.
6. The channel separates the two men.
7. The British man is comfortable yet alert because he is watching the French man sweeping away British soldiers, indicating a potential threat or conflict.
The man sweeping is Adolf Hitler
1. The man using the broomstick is Adolf Hitler.
2. He is sweeping away a group of soldiers with British uniforms.
3. The sweeper, Adolf Hitler, is on the German side of the channel.
4. Adolf Hitler's perception of what he is sweeping seems to be dismissive or aggressive towards the British soldiers.
5. Winston Churchill is seated comfortably on the armchair.
6. The channel separates Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
7. Winston Churchill is comfortable yet alert because he is aware of Hitler's actions and potential threats from Nazi Germany.
The cartoon titled "Under the broomstick 1942" depicts Adolf Hitler as a giant commander or leader sweeping away Nazi soldiers into Nazi vehicles and they are facing the direction of a signpost. The words on the signpost are "To The Soviet-German Front". There is a strip of water separating Hitler from Winston Churchill, who is sitting comfortably in an armchair.
Now according to the description given about the cartoon, answer the seven questions I asked earlier.
1. Adolf Hitler is using the broomstick.
2. He is sweeping away Nazi soldiers into Nazi vehicles.
3. Hitler is on the German side of the channel.
4. Hitler's perception of what he is sweeping appears to be focused on directing his soldiers towards the Eastern Front.
5. Winston Churchill is seated comfortably on the armchair.
6. The channel separates Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
7. Winston Churchill is comfortable yet alert because he is watching Hitler's actions and potential movements towards the Soviet-German Front, indicating a potential threat or conflict.
3. Hitler is on the mainland side of Europe.
4. He's in total control over his army.
6. The Great English Channel.
7. Why is he COMFORTABLE YET ALERT?
- Hitler is on the mainland side of Europe.
- He is in total control over his army.
- The Great English Channel separates the two figures.
- Winston Churchill, sitting comfortably on the armchair, is alert because he is closely monitoring Hitler's actions and decisions, aware of the potential threat they may pose.