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- 1 What is the main idea of the cartoon the Standard Oil octopus?
- 2 Who does the octopus represent?
- 3 What do the things the octopus is holding represent in the Curse of California?
- 4 What role did John Rockefeller play in Standard Oil Company?
- 5 Who created the Standard Oil octopus?
- 6 What are the tentacles of the Standard Oil octopus wrapped around?
What is the main idea of the cartoon the Standard Oil octopus?
The octopus has long been a useful symbol for cartoon- ists. Its tentacles make a convenient metaphor for a grasping, threatening, strangling force. In Keppler’s 1904 drawing, the Standard Oil monopoly ensnares other industries as well as our political leadership.
Who does the octopus represent?
In Christian art, the octopus symbolizes mystery, flexibility, fluidity, intelligence, adaptability, and unpredictability. It is a lunar creature affected by the tides and the waxing and waning of the moon. It dwells on the ever-changing bottom of the ocean and does not have a skeleton.
What do the things the octopus is holding represent in the Curse of California?
This two-page illustration portrays the powerful railroad monopoly as an octopus, with its many tentacles controlling such financial interests as the elite of Nob Hill, farmers, lumber interests, shipping, fruit growers, stage lines, mining, and the wine industry.
What building is the octopus trying to grab next?
Notice that its arms are wrapped around not just the United States Congress and a state house but also the cooper, steel and shipping industries. The next target is the White House.
Why is Standard Oil depicted as an octopus explain your answer?
Because Standard Oil is branching out and taking over more and more companies/ suppliers. It saying its growing bigger and bigger and the octopus shows that it is a big company with lots of hands.
What role did John Rockefeller play in Standard Oil Company?
Born into modest circumstances in upstate New York, he entered the then-fledgling oil business in 1863 by investing in a Cleveland, Ohio refinery. In 1870, he established Standard Oil, which by the early 1880s controlled some 90 percent of U.S. refineries and pipelines.
Who created the Standard Oil octopus?
Next!, by Udo Keppler, Puck, September 7, 1904. Here, Standard Oil is depicted as an octopus seizing industries and the Capitol, while stretching out for the White House.
What are the tentacles of the Standard Oil octopus wrapped around?
Description: A “Standard Oil” storage tank appears as an octopus with many tentacles. It is wrapped around the steel, copper, and shipping industries, as well as a state house and the U.S. Capitol, and one tentacle is reaching for the White House.
Who drew Standard Oil Octopus political cartoon?
Udo Keppler
Next!, by Udo Keppler, Puck, September 7, 1904. Here, Standard Oil is depicted as an octopus seizing industries and the Capitol, while stretching out for the White House.