Analytical Essay: The Scandals Of Hillary Clinton

Over the last few years it seems Hillary Clinton has been caught in more than a few scandals. Whether it be the Benghazi deaths, deleted email scandal, and her covering up of her husband Bill Clinton’s sexual abuse allegations, and her taking bribes in return to sell trade secrets to China after her husband’s reelection and that only names a few from a rather long list.
This political comic strip uses comedic satire or pathos to effectively and logically inform the public of Hillary’s repeated scandals and how it continues to happen while the public appears shocked that another scandal happens while showing the ethics of the situation and how it’s wrong to keep doing it.
The comic strip is a play on the class scene in Peanuts where Lucy (Hillary Clinton) is holding a

No matter the circumstances including when Lucy told him she would pull the football away (again). Just as the general public and the GOP has fallen for Hillary’s scandals on numerous occasions.
There are certain details of the comic that are immediately noticeable when you first see it. Most notable is the wording strategically placed in the comic. On the footballs, there are key words that relate to Hillary’s prior scandals of note as well as an “etc.” that shows that there are many more scandals that would not fit into the comic. Among other key words placed onto the comic are the “GOP” acronym placed on Charlie Brown’s shirt to represent the Republican Party and the word AGAIN?! coming from his mouth as if he was confused that it has happened again.
Being a political cartoon the target audience would typically be all legal registered voters but this political cartoon in particular seems aimed at the general public as opposed to only the voting public. This seems evident when the audience has prior knowledge on the scandals and how they have affected the general public and caused outrage. Most notably the