Date of Award
1996
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
This thesis examines the rhetorical effects created by political cartoonists through their depictions of Ronald Reagan. A representative sampling of these cartoons demonstrates that the pictorial and symbolic language in their visual dialogue was extrapolated from the heroic, mythic character types Reagan portrayed during his film career and with which he sought to be identified. This thesis argues that because cartoons depicted and caricaturized Reagan as an archetypal hero, they touched a responsive chord in the electorate and persuaded them to regard Reagan favorably.
Extent
182 p.
Recommended Citation
Attisani, Della J., "power beyond words: An examination of the rhetoric of cartoon art about Ronald Reagan" (1996). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 992.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/992
Identifier
FADT15279
Comments
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Adviser: Dorothy Guinn.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1996.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection