This political cartoon, drawn by Dr. Seuss during WWII, is indicative of the racial prejudice against the Japanese that was evident in the United States at that time. While the point of the cartoon on the surface is to encourage American assistance in the war effort to protect America against the Axis Powers, it is likely that Dr. Seuss engrained within it a deeper message. Although Hitler is portrayed quite clearly, the Japanese man in the cartoon does not appear to be a depiction of any well-known leaders during the war. Rather, the exaggerated elongation of the eyes and scrunched up nose create a character made up of racial stereotypes, highlighting American distrust of the Japanese population as a whole, as well as the Japanese-American population, rather than just the Japanese government.
