In his cartoon, Jim Smith clearly portrays a classroom full of students with brand new laptops. The cartoon focuses on the two students in the front row. All of the students have laptops directly in front of them on their own individual desks. In a caption coming from the laptop of the student with long hair, state's, “Congratulations on your new school-issued laptop! In other news, your teacher has been laid off.” The two students in front row have their hands placed on the keypad of their own laptops, and are focused on the screen.
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Analysis
In his cartoon, Jim Smith clearly portrays a classroom full of students with brand new laptops. In the cartoon it states in a text bubble coming from the computer, “Congratulations on