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Joseph Farris’ cartoon of an elderly man staring at himself in the mirror states “I remember the face but I’ve forgotten your name.” The cartoon was drawn to inform his audience of Alzheimer’s disease. Farris uses ethos, logos and pathos to educate his audience of the seriousness of losing their memory with Alzheimer’s disease. He will demonstrate that Alzheimer’s is a serious disease and should not be taken lightly.
The audience of the cartoon can be anyone but it is mainly targeted towards caregivers of Alzheimer patients. These are the people who spend countless hours caring for the patient, whether it is a family member who devotes their time and doesn’t get paid or a paid attendant. The audience is also any family member that has a parent or spouse with the disease. These people are also affected by the disease even though they are not the ones who are losing their memory. They are going through the motions of their loved one not recognizing them. It is also targeted towards people who have early stages of Alzheimer’s. This might see the cartoon and realize that one day they, themselves are going to forget who everyone is.
Joseph Farris has a lot of ethos behind him. He is a contracted cartoonist who has drawn for The New Yorker magazine since 1971. The New Yorker magazine is an accredited magazine that has been published weekly since 1925. Farris has also done the cover for multiple magazines, including Harvard Magazine, ABA Journal, The New Yorker, Barron’s, Indiana Alumni and Industry Week as well as many others. Joseph Farris illustrated a memoir “A Soldier’s Sketchbook,” which was published by National Geographic in 2011. The memoir is filled with sketches and letters from when Farris served in the in World War II. Most of his letters were written to his parents and he would illustrate his surroundings in his letters. His “Cocktails” painting won The Emily Award Competition. Farris has a great deal of credibility and this makes the audience trust him and believe in his work.
The cartoon presents some logos behind it. The fact that the elderly man has Alzheimer’s and the audience understand that because of what the cartoon states. The cartoon reads “I remember the face but I’ve forgotten your name,” the logic behind this is that the elderly man is forgetting who he, himself is. The cartoon doesn’t tell us he has Alzheimer’s the readers have to read the context and understand that the man is losing his memory. Memory loose is the number one sign of Alzheimer’s. The reasoning behind the cartoon is to inform the audience of Alzheimer’s disease.
The cartoon presented great pathos. There is tons of emotion behind the elderly man starring at himself. This cartoon is very sad because this man has known himself ever since he was born and now he cannot even remember his own name. He is familiar with his face but cannot think of his name. If he were to lose an arm or a leg he would still have his memory but the fact is that his memory is deteriorating. It is not just sad because he can’t remember himself but also saddening for the family members. This man might have a spouse or children and he can look at them and not remember who they are. This brings sadness to the family members seeing their loved one forget about them and all the memories they have shared. He also looks confused, his eyebrows are raised and his hand is placed beneath his jaw. The elderly man is alive and living his life but it is as if he is living a different life. The emotions are strong in this cartoon.
Joseph Farris accomplished getting his message across with the cartoon. The cartoon is filled with a great deal of emotions. The emotions appeal to everyone and it brings sadness to the family members of patients with Alzheimer’s. The logos is the phrase and he fact that the audience has to assume that the man has lost his memory form Alzheimer’s. There is also an incredibly amount of ethos behind Farris. He is an accomplished cartoonist and illustrator. Overall this cartoon brings awareness to Alzheimer’s disease and tons of emotion behind knowing someone with Alzheimer’s.
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http://www.josephfarris.com/Home.html
The audience of the cartoon can be anyone but it is mainly targeted towards caregivers of Alzheimer patients. These are the people who spend countless hours caring for the patient, whether it is a family member who devotes their time and doesn’t get paid or a paid attendant. The audience is also any family member that has a parent or spouse with the disease. These people are also affected by the disease even though they are not the ones who are losing their memory. They are going through the motions of their loved one not recognizing them. It is also targeted towards people who have early stages of Alzheimer’s. This might see the cartoon and realize that one day they, themselves are going to forget who everyone is.
Joseph Farris has a lot of ethos behind him. He is a contracted cartoonist who has drawn for The New Yorker magazine since 1971. The New Yorker magazine is an accredited magazine that has been published weekly since 1925. Farris has also done the cover for multiple magazines, including Harvard Magazine, ABA Journal, The New Yorker, Barron’s, Indiana Alumni and Industry Week as well as many others. Joseph Farris illustrated a memoir “A Soldier’s Sketchbook,” which was published by National Geographic in 2011. The memoir is filled with sketches and letters from when Farris served in the in World War II. Most of his letters were written to his parents and he would illustrate his surroundings in his letters. His “Cocktails” painting won The Emily Award Competition. Farris has a great deal of credibility and this makes the audience trust him and believe in his work.
The cartoon presents some logos behind it. The fact that the elderly man has Alzheimer’s and the audience understand that because of what the cartoon states. The cartoon reads “I remember the face but I’ve forgotten your name,” the logic behind this is that the elderly man is forgetting who he, himself is. The cartoon doesn’t tell us he has Alzheimer’s the readers have to read the context and understand that the man is losing his memory. Memory loose is the number one sign of Alzheimer’s. The reasoning behind the cartoon is to inform the audience of Alzheimer’s disease.
The cartoon presented great pathos. There is tons of emotion behind the elderly man starring at himself. This cartoon is very sad because this man has known himself ever since he was born and now he cannot even remember his own name. He is familiar with his face but cannot think of his name. If he were to lose an arm or a leg he would still have his memory but the fact is that his memory is deteriorating. It is not just sad because he can’t remember himself but also saddening for the family members. This man might have a spouse or children and he can look at them and not remember who they are. This brings sadness to the family members seeing their loved one forget about them and all the memories they have shared. He also looks confused, his eyebrows are raised and his hand is placed beneath his jaw. The elderly man is alive and living his life but it is as if he is living a different life. The emotions are strong in this cartoon.
Joseph Farris accomplished getting his message across with the cartoon. The cartoon is filled with a great deal of emotions. The emotions appeal to everyone and it brings sadness to the family members of patients with Alzheimer’s. The logos is the phrase and he fact that the audience has to assume that the man has lost his memory form Alzheimer’s. There is also an incredibly amount of ethos behind Farris. He is an accomplished cartoonist and illustrator. Overall this cartoon brings awareness to Alzheimer’s disease and tons of emotion behind knowing someone with Alzheimer’s.
References
http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/men-man-old_man-old_age-elder-senile-jfa0335l.jpg
http://www.josephfarris.com/Home.html