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This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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What is the message of this cartoon?

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To do this question, you

need first to borrow two

concepts from English:

Denotation(what you see)

Connotation(how it affects its audience)

This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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 An Iron Curtain.

Iron is hard and the material of war. A curtain is both a divider, and ascreen to hide what you are doing.

Denotation

Connotation

Meaning

Stalin has created an iron curtain   an impenetrable barrier and wedidnt fully realise until yesterday

what was going on behind it.

This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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Churchill is having a peep underthe iron curtain.

To peep is brave (though criticisedby some) and gives us a glimpseof the truth.

Denotation

Connotation

Meaning

 Although the cartoon showsCHURCHILL peeping under thecurtain, it is US, the readers, who

have been shown what is going on.

This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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 A nightmare world of planes,factories and smoke, dominated bythe Soviet flag.

Factories = economic strength.Planes = military strength.Black = evil and dangerous.

Denotation

Connotation

Meaning

Behind the Iron Curtain, the Soviet Union is developing strong forceswhich we need to fear.

This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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Stalin hangs over the curtain heappears to have a gun.

Gun = the Red Army.

Denotation

Connotation

Meaning

Stalin is a tyrant, who has erectedthe curtain to cut off eastern Europefrom freedom, and keeps control

there by force.

This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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 A blocked railway.

= blocked progress, hinderingeconomic activity.

Denotation

Connotation

Meaning

Western leaders often complainedthat Soviet policy was hinderingeconomic recovery.

This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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 A ruined house.

By contrast to eastern Europe,western Europe is shown as in ruinsafter the War.

Denotation

Connotation

Meaning

Western Europe is weak perhapsnot strong enough to resist Stalin.

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Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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 A man close to Stalin is runningaway in terror.

Soviet communism is terrifyinglydangerous, and we need to be veryscared of it.

Denotation

Connotation

Meaning

The inculcation of fear of theSoviets was a major part of westernpropaganda to mobilise public

opinion against the Soviet Union.

This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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Finally, always remember 

to look at:

Origin(who drew it)

Date(when it was published)

This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

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This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

6 March 1946.

The day after the Fulton speech.

Date

Details

Significance

Illingworth is praising Churchill formaking us aware of what is goingon behind the Iron Curtain, and of 

the danger the world is in.

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This cartoon - µA peep under the Iron

Curtain' - by the British cartoonist

Illingworth was published in the Daily Mail 

on 6 March 1946. µJoe¶ is Joseph Stalin.

The British cartoonist Illingworthin the Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail was a right-wingnewspaper very opposed to theSoviet Union and communism.

Origin

Details

Significance

This is an anti-Soviet propagandacartoon, supporting Churchills callfor a stand against the Soviet 

Union, by playing to peoples fears.