Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Radio Theme: The Spark

In the beginning of Hotel Rwanda, a signal was given to all Hutus to begin killing the Tutsi. This signal was given over the radio. Tensions between the Hutu and Tutsi had been high for a long time. In a sense, the explosives were set, and all that was necessary to set them off was a spark. The radio provided this spark. This cartoon depicts a personified radio lighting a fuse in order to set off the Rwandan Genocide.

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