The Annexation of Hawaii
Queen Liliuokalani was dethroned after the revolt of the American missionaries when she tried to limit their power. So, the message this political cartoon is trying to convey is that Liliuokalani 's crown is worthless because she is not queen anymore. If a Hawaiian native that was loyal to her saw this, they would be shocked of how she was overthrown so easily and probably have anger towards Americans. If the queen herself saw this, she would be offended of how the cartoonist portrayed her and angry that her crown was taken away. One technique used in the cartoon is irony. This is because a prominent queen like Liliuokalani has been demoted, in a sense, all the way down the social chain. Also, that Liliuokalani cannot even get any money off of her crown. Another technique used in the cartoon is symbolism. Symbolism can be seen in this cartoon because of the crown. That very crown that she is trying to sell represents her power and authority being flushed down the drain and that it is not even worth anything. The cartoon does not support my view on imperialism because a nation can be forceful, but they do not have to strip away a country's ruler and annex it right there. That just is not right. However, Hawaii is better of being under the protection of America.
Citation: "Historical Political Cartoons About Hawaii
- Hawai'i Digital Newspaper Project." Historical Political Cartoons
About Hawaii - Hawai'i Digital Newspaper Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2016.
<https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/ndnp-hawaii/Home/historical-feature-articles/political-cartoons>.