Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 378 Journalism: Publishing Across Media a symbol for America. These stock symbols allow cartoonists to make critical comments in a simple drawing because these abstract ideas—the parties and the country—can be shown performing symbolic actions (Figure 12.10). Courtesy of Rachel Fung, The Broadview, Convent of the Sacred Heart High Schooll Courtesy of Rachel Fung The Broadview Convent of the Sacred Heart High Schoo Figure 12.9 The use of strong visual symbols in this editorial cartoon allows the cartoonist to communicate a great deal without including much text. Courtesy of David Horsey Courtesy of David Horsey Figure 12.8 The wealthy who increase their worth by “down-sizing” companies are targeted in this editorial cartoon using two familiar tropes, the saying, “A mother’s work is never done,” and the image of Uncle Scrooge McDuck who had so much excess money he took daily swims in his money pile. Uncle Scrooge is a reference to Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”