Question

study the cartoon more beaches reported with unhealthy contaminants by don landgren jr. how does the cartoonist use an analogy to express his viewpoint in this cartoon? the cartoonist compares a seal to a meal to show the importance of the food chain. the cartoonist compares the ocean to a restaurant to show the importance of food safety. the cartoonist compares the sharks illness to food poisoning to show that pollution affects wildlife. the cartoonist compares the sharks to human beings to show that sharks are as intelligent as people. © don landgren – usa today network.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: Comparing a seal to a meal for the food chain is not relevant to the cartoon's focus on pollution.
• Analyze Option 2: The ocean is not compared to a restaurant; the dialogue is about a polluted beach, not food safety in a restaurant context.
• Analyze Option 3: The sick shark (from swimming through a polluted beach) is analogous to food poisoning in humans, showing pollution harms wildlife. This matches the cartoon's theme of unhealthy contaminants in beaches affecting marine life.
• Analyze Option 4: The cartoon does not focus on shark intelligence or comparing them to humans.

Answer:

The cartoonist compares the shark's illness to food poisoning to show that pollution affects wildlife.