Lesson 6 Prompt: Responce to Cartoon

Thesis statement: Internet chat rooms can be a dangerous place, especially for young people. You do not know who is on there or who you are talking to. Sven Van Assche’s cartoon depicts a young girl standing in front of an open door with the words “internet chat rooms” written on it. The open door is pitch black other than the seventeen set’s of eyes, that are eying up the little door. The people behind the door are saying “Knock! Knock!,” as the little girl replies “who’s there?” Assche is making a point that because you do not know who you are talking to over the internet it is a dangerous place, especially for young people. The scary looking eyes that are behind the door way are scary looking and imply danger. The girl in front of the door is very small and holding a doll, which highlights her vulnerability. This is a dangerous situation and is what leads me to the conclusion that internet chat rooms are no place for small children.