The political cartoon “Okay, We're Hunting Communists” does a good job of summing up the events and political chaos of "The Red Scare" (751, Government and Law). Specifically, the artist is able to mock President Harry Truman, Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). The artist's use of facial expression and symbolism paints a picture for the audience and their feelings towards these issues. The use of this political cartoon also captures historical events and helps illustrate the meaning and consequences of these events. The average person, or ordinary citizens of the United States, are the ones gathered in the streets. Those who were run over were likely those accused of communism, a popular fear in this time period. On the side of the car you can see a woman jumping off the road. This is probably symbolic of what many Americans were forced to do at that time: agree with the government or be labeled communist. If you wanted to look for a more specific population, you might see these people on the streets as Hollywood workers. In 1947, when the cartoon was written, HUAC targeted Hollywood as a source of Communist influence (735). As a result studios began blacklisting those with potential communist ties and targeting those they worked with to avoid these blacklists. In the passenger seat of the car we see then-President Harry Truman. Driving the car we see Senator Joseph McCarthy, Truman's main accuser in many communist lawsuits. (Murin 738). You can see that Truman is simply waving and sitting back relaxing, which is probably indicative of his continuing to ignore the American people and allow the “Red Scare” to occur. Meanwhile McCarthy is depicted with a certain… medium of paper… we see events like the Holocaust and wonder how it could have happened, we can look at our history and refer to similar events. Faced with the prospect of prison or death, Americans would turn against even their own friends (737). This exercise will not only help me make these connections, but also helped me learn details about the sequence of events and the chain reactions they caused during this period of time. However, I think the book would have been more useful if it had clarified more why people were so anti-communist. This exercise also helps to connect the events at that time. Instead of simply learning about events sequentially, it is now possible to view them as a network of interconnected facts, such as the bridge between HUAC and McCarthyism. Works Cited Murrin, J. Liberty, Equality, Power. 5th. 2. Boston, MA: Wadsworth, 2007. 723-751. Press.