This document discusses several political cartoons by Thomas Nast criticizing Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. The cartoons use symbols to portray Tammany Hall as corruptly controlling the government like a machine for their own benefit. One cartoon shows police ignoring criminal activity, suggesting Tammany Hall protects criminals. Another links Tammany Hall figures together in a boxing match, with the pointing finger ending on Boss Tweed, indicating he is responsible. The conclusion is that through these cartoons, Thomas Nast clearly held a negative opinion of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall as corrupt political machines.
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1. Cartoons of the Machine What is the Cartoon trying to say about Tammany Hall/Boss Tweed? What symbols are used in this cartoon to convey the artist’s message? Is the artist correct in his opinion of Tammany Hall? The Brains behind the victory…
2. What is going on in the top cartoon/bottom cartoon? What is the difference in police action between the two cartoons? What is the message conveyed by this political cartoon?
3. What is the relation if any for the people in the ring? Who is the man in the ring where the pointing eventually stops? What is the point of this cartoon?
4. Conclusion: All of the cartoons were drawn by a man named Thomas Nast. What was Thomas Nast’s opinion of Boss Tweed/Tammany Hall?
5. Response Paragraph: Were Political Machines ultimately good things or bad? -What were the positives /who did they help??? -What were the negatives of political machines???
