Among those was a cartoon titled “Whose Turn Next”. It was illustrated by E. H. Shepard and published on May 18th 1938. This cartoon depicts a stern old woman hovering over four small boys sitting on a bench in a classroom. She is scolding the boys as the caption reads “The Goblins will get you if you don’t watch out!”. In the old woman’s hands is a book that reads “Treaties Without Tears. Versailles”. All four boys bear the name of a different European nation on their clothes; Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Roumania, and Poland. They slouch fearfully in their seats, none of them meeting the scouring eyes of the old woman. Each child holds a writing slate, also bearing their respective country’s name. One writing slate lays discarded on the bench, labeled “Austria”. On the wall behind them is a map of Europe, specifically the countries depicted by the young boys as well as Germany. By examining the background history around the time of this cartoon’s publishing, the cartoon becomes easy to
Among those was a cartoon titled “Whose Turn Next”. It was illustrated by E. H. Shepard and published on May 18th 1938. This cartoon depicts a stern old woman hovering over four small boys sitting on a bench in a classroom. She is scolding the boys as the caption reads “The Goblins will get you if you don’t watch out!”. In the old woman’s hands is a book that reads “Treaties Without Tears. Versailles”. All four boys bear the name of a different European nation on their clothes; Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Roumania, and Poland. They slouch fearfully in their seats, none of them meeting the scouring eyes of the old woman. Each child holds a writing slate, also bearing their respective country’s name. One writing slate lays discarded on the bench, labeled “Austria”. On the wall behind them is a map of Europe, specifically the countries depicted by the young boys as well as Germany. By examining the background history around the time of this cartoon’s publishing, the cartoon becomes easy to