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The cartoon is divided into two parts. And what makes this picture interesting and appealing is that any detail has its own contrast in the other part of the cartoon. In the left part, the “THEN” on the top tells the audience that it is in the past. There are to teenagers with cheerful and naive faces are ready to cross the road, their garments are tidy, which indicate that they are good students at school. The trees are even more frondent with the background of the clear sky, and the boards say “SLOW DOWN” because there are “CHILDREN X-ING”. What a harmonious scene.
Meanwhile, on the right side, nothing is the same. Two problem children with messy haircut are chatting on the phone and listening to the ipod, you can tell it from the words on their shirts. It seems that they are crossing the road in bad mood and with mad attitude. In that case, the boards say “SPEED UP PLEASE” for there are “CHILREN WITH GADGETS”, what is more interesting is that the trees turn into deadwood and the sky even darkens.
This cartoon is a perfect irony of the phenomenon of teenagers can’t divert attention from their electronic devices even for a second. And recently it gets more severe, they are texting or surfing the Internet instead of keeping an eye on the road while walking down the street. Adolescent problems have a new comer. As the old man in the cartoon says “DON’T BRAKE FOR GIZMOS”, in my opinion, cars are not the only danger that would threaten their safety.
According to CNN, Hong Kong has more cell phone subscription per capita than anywhere else in the world (except Macau). The situation is even worse here. Therefore, not only the government but also every single one of us should take action to SAVE those people, both teenagers and adults.