Thomas Nast Political Cartoon Summary

Thomas Nast’s political cartoon, clearly depicts how Americans think and feel about Chinese immigrants in the United States. At a first glance of the cartoon, you see a defeated man sitting next to a wall covered in posters. You also see a beautiful lady defending the Chinese man against a rather angry looking mob as a building burns behind them. The defeated man is clearly depicted as a Chinese man due to his traditional Chinese attire. He disheartened by the fact that he is not welcomed into the United States and is persecuted by Americans. The large wall he sits beside, is actually covered in posters of rude, derogatory remarks that portrays of how Americans view Chinese immigrants. The wall makes the Chinese out to be “rat-eaters, barbarians,