"Woe, is the 1 percent"

Drawn by Gary Markstein, this cartoon depicts the Occupy Wall Street movement (the police apparently beating them back) on one side and the "1 percent" big businessmen through the glass of their office on the other side. Visually, the cartoon is clearly divided with a straight line down the middle, and the businessmen are shown higher up than the protesters, representing the idea of the cartoon that the businessmen have remained untouchable even in light of the protesting. The cartoon mainly uses irony to depict the idea that while the protesters are attempting to have a serious impact on Wall Street, the businessmen have simply been able to sit, watch, and ask for more money. It diminishes the message of the Wall Street protesters by implying that the movement will never have any true impact because of the power of Wall Street, and also illustrates the idea that the protesting has failed to accomplish anything so far besides trashing Central Park (especially in light of their recent eviction from remaining there overnight). The cartoonists' point of view is like that of any bystander, seeing the futility of the Occupy movement at this point and, essentially, ridiculing the fact that they continue to protest.

cartoon found at: http://theweek.com/section/cartoon/0/221645/all-cartoons