1) What does each character in the cartoon represent?
The man in the center represents Theodore Roosevelt. The two bears represent bad trusts and good trusts respectively.
2) Why is TR dressed that way?
Theodore Roosevelt is dressed as a hunter. This cartoon shows him hunting and taming the big businesses.
3) What is the purpose of the bears being labeled different things?
Theodore Roosevelt did not wish to destroy successful business, but demonstrate the power of the government and showed that it, not private business, ruled the country. Only the bad trusts are busted while the good trusts are simply restrained.
4) What is the overall message of this cartoon?
Roosevelt did not attack trusts indiscriminately, but only attacked a few big corporate giants to set an example and get the other businesses to follow government regulations.
5) What going on with the bears in the back?
The baby bear in the back is carrying other bears in a bag.
The man in the center represents Theodore Roosevelt. The two bears represent bad trusts and good trusts respectively.
2) Why is TR dressed that way?
Theodore Roosevelt is dressed as a hunter. This cartoon shows him hunting and taming the big businesses.
3) What is the purpose of the bears being labeled different things?
Theodore Roosevelt did not wish to destroy successful business, but demonstrate the power of the government and showed that it, not private business, ruled the country. Only the bad trusts are busted while the good trusts are simply restrained.
4) What is the overall message of this cartoon?
Roosevelt did not attack trusts indiscriminately, but only attacked a few big corporate giants to set an example and get the other businesses to follow government regulations.
5) What going on with the bears in the back?
The baby bear in the back is carrying other bears in a bag.