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Study sources I and J, How far does source I prove that the policeman in source J is telling the Truth?
Source I is a cartoon drawn from the time of Prohibition. It shows a line of seven men in authority with their hands behind their backs. On their backs their role in society is said, these being (starting from far left) ‘Clerk’, ‘Magistrates, ‘Party Official’, ‘Politician’, ‘Police Officer’ and ‘Prohibition Agent’. The message from this cartoon is that of ‘The National Gesture’ this being that no matter what your role was in society, you did the same as the next person which was accepting bribes from landowners of Speakeasies. The Law was corrupt. The leading men in society for example the Prohibition Agents who were there to enforce prohibition were lead to take no notice. In the picture, the men are facing forwards and hunched as if to imply that they wouldn’t want to be caught exchanging bribes as if they were embarrassed and ashamed. It’s as if they don’t want to see the real damage that is going on behind their backs. This is also proved by the fact that the men’s hands are waiting behind them waiting for their money. All the men are lined up together symbolizing that they all believe in the same thing.
