Friday, October 15, 2010

Can someone give me some ideas of cartoons of life of Haiti leading up to Haitian Revolution?

I would think that being able to draw a cartoon of
Toussaint L'Overture might be a good starting point.  I would probably depict the
conditions of slavery that he had to endure and also would integrate the idea of
teaching himself to read and write.  This becomes a major element of the life of slavery
throughout Haiti, in particular in San Dominique.  I think that being able to depict
this reality, from which Toussaint emerged might be a good starting point because it
lends itself to being mythologized in cartoon form.  It would be fairly easy to show the
harsh conditions of life and then how individuals flocked to Toussaint when he started
his campaign against Colonial leaders.  Being the commander of batallions of that
inspired other people of color to rebel could be another condition of life that you
could depict.  Overall, the fact that he was a revered figure for so many in Haiti might
be where this lends itself to being depicted quite powerfully in cartoon form without
trivializing it.

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