Meeting chat – Cobb Cartoons

14:42:40 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:

Details!
14:43:23 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:
1) what detail? 2) where is it? 3) what’s it doing there? Why did Cobb put it in the
cartoon?????
14:46:32 From Khushi Choksi to Everyone:
There is a nuclear mushroom (from the bomb in his head) this shows the rate of the
devastation it has caused.
14:46:37 From Shourya to Everyone:
the exploding figure is in a suit, implying that he is of higher class and thus more
educated.This emphasises the irony of humanity "demonstrating their superiority".
14:46:54 From Amrutha Chillarige to Everyone:
He’s already a skeleton, which suggests that he was kind of dead before blowing his
skull up
14:47:03 From Savit to Everyone:
There are explosion shards from the nuclear explosion which shows the effect of the
nuclear bomb on the environment (frog)
14:49:44 From Mandar Joshi to Everyone:
Multiple gunshots on the sign, man and on the wall exemplify that guns are used too
easily and frequently, this shows the possible massive damage which could be inflicted.
14:49:52 From Siya Jain to Everyone:
The illustration shows two bullets in his chest showing that continued to display his
opinion and tried to bring a change in the gun laws, even after he was shot once
14:50:21 From Aryan to Everyone:
Bullet wounds, poster indicating the man 's protest slogan
14:51:38 From Atharva Gupta to Everyone:
The man wasn’t shot in the head - multiple shots were fired imprecisely to show the
weapons weren’t used by specialists but by common men, further emphasising the danger
of putting a gun in the hands of a common man
14:53:32 From Yash Kashyap to Everyone:
Curfews differ for groups “A”, “B”, and “C,” discriminating people based on certain
groups they belong to. This seat is for B citizens only as well
14:53:59 From rhea m to Everyone:
There is a labelling of the curfew a,b,c all have different times according to different
groups of peoples based on different classes of people
14:54:57 From Manya Kumar to Everyone:
There is a curfew and surveillance camera which is overlooking at the citizens. There
is division of class possibly based on economic status.This shows that the government is very
controlling and has made a hierarchy out of all people.
14:55:24 From Prithish Lahiri to Everyone:
the camera over the people showing the close and strict surveillance being kept over
its citizens to show segregation between classes and to maintain discipline amongst the
citizens
14:56:02 From Prithish Lahiri to Everyone:
 the people have a dark shade behind them showing their hidden feelings and
emotions
14:56:14 From Yash Kashyap to Everyone:
In the Bible the number 17 symbolizes "overcoming the enemy" and "complete
victory." - 17 is the Police Number
14:57:45 From Ashwath Nerlekar to Everyone:
The hominid is holding a primitive tool, but the modern man is the tool, being used
by a hostile intelligence, perhaps originally created by man himself.
14:58:12 From Malavika Nair to Everyone:
Light surrounding the ape becomes grey surrounding the man. This could show how
humanity became “darker” which could lead them to being controlled by what they created.
14:58:46 From Mihika Mishra to Everyone:
First Panel, the tools are drawn smaller than the robots, showing the tools to be
relatively insignificant. IN the second panel, the humans are drawn smaller than the robot,
showing the humans being comparatively insignificant
14:58:51 From devanshi mehta to Everyone:
The emanate around the human being held by the robot shows he is scared and the
robot is sectioned of of the poster with darker background maybe suggesting that it is bad
14:58:57 From devanshi mehta to Everyone:
emanata
15:03:29 From Aristo Oleynik to Everyone:
American flag, represents that the author is trying to make a statement specifically
about the American justice system. Personal opinion - America is usually horrible, as shown
by the cartoon.
15:03:50 From Arsh Sheikh to Everyone:
Through the use of the conveyor belt, it shows that there is only way for the poor
people to go. Portrays the class system to be broken and shows how the poor people don’t
have a choice.
15:05:47 From Dev Sen to Everyone:
The people seem to look like toys, indicating that people are in some sort of a loop
since they are going back and forth from 1 location
15:06:58 From Yash Kashyap to Everyone:
Yes 6 States, Texas, Texas, California, New York, Florida, and other Florida
15:09:06 From Tarun Pandit to Everyone:
It shows the perspective which people take from their standpoint. Americas outlook
on the rest of the world, and the rest of the worlds outlook on America. The winding part on
the left shows that the rest of the world powers this American system.
15:11:25 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:
Who is it that turns the KEY?
15:11:42 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:
clockwork
15:16:37 From Amrutha Chillarige to Everyone:
A sun can be seen in the first panel, suggesting that it's morning and daylight, which
has a positive tone. A moon can be seen in the second panel indicating nightfall, which has a
more negative tone
15:16:41 From Khushi Choksi to Everyone:
 In the second panel. There is a sun (like the one on the top) but the surrounding is
still dark. This shows that the people are still unaware of the threats of technology.
15:16:50 From Manya Kumar to Everyone:
The United States is a capitalist society where society is controlled based on private
ownership and operation for profit. Therefore, it can be inferred that the key is being turned
by the capitalists/wealthy/businessmen. The flag on the prison does not refer directly to the
government, but rather the way, society (justice system, economy etc.) operates in America.
15:17:46 From Savit to Everyone:
In the top half, we see the white space behind the ape-like human and in the bottom
half, the background is dark but isn’t black. For the technology side, there is still darkness
behind the robot showing how humans became worse while technology was just as bad
depending on how it was used
15:18:01 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:
Symbolism = important!
15:18:22 From Malavika Nair to Everyone:
I think the technique atharva was talking about is “foreshadowing”
15:19:46 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:
2001: a space odyssey
15:20:09 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:
Match cut
15:21:11 From Grace Smee to Everyone:
If you look at the ape and the person, they are lined up and have very similar faces.
This indicates the evolution into humans, links them. More strongly shows how the roles
have been switched.
15:21:15 From Aryan to Everyone:
FUN
15:22:29 From Atharva Gupta to Everyone:
The dark-white sky
15:22:41 From Atharva Gupta to Everyone:
Probably a disappearing atmosphere
15:22:56 From Shourya to Everyone:
The blackness of the sky suggests an "emptiness" in the scene, exemplifying the scale
of devastation a nuclear war would cause.
15:23:01 From Siya Jain to Everyone:
The black background juxtaposes the white background that is rising from the
ground. This shows the hope that is raised by background, to show a positive side of the
war(showing that they won).
15:23:22 From Aryan to Everyone:
Destruction from the nuclear holocaust, 2 sort of homeless men sitting under a roof
(shelter) they made from the ruins, skeletons and skulls lying around indicating the loss of
life.
15:24:11 From Siya Jain to Everyone:
The land also kind of looks dry and destroyed showing the impacts of the war the its
brutality on nature and humanity(skulls layering around)
15:24:31 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:
patriotism??????
15:26:36 From Malavika Nair to Everyone:
 Relates to maus because the “happy” ending, which was the end of the war, didn’t
highlight the destruction, and death of soldiers and jews. Just like how these 2 characters
are saying they “won” but fail to see at what cost.
15:26:40 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:
Skulls = symbols
15:29:07 From Geoff Dell to Everyone:
American spelling