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Junior Scholastic
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May 12, 2008
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A favorite tool of political cartoonists is symbolism--using simple objects to represent larger, more abstract ideas. This cartoon relates to the news article on p. 4. Study it, then answer the questions.
1. What does the man in the center of the maze represent? --
2. How do you know? --
3. What does the maze represent?
4. To what does the word exit in the man's comment refer? --
5. How does the use of a maze illustrate the problematic situation? --
ANSWER
1. the United States
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