Start on my contextual analysis

The isolationist position can be defined as the United States unwillingness to become entangled in wars or alliances of Europe but also even abstaining from economic relations with European countries.  The supporters of isolationism believed that the United States had a different perception of the world than the European countries, and that the United States did not need war in order to encourage the spread of democracy and freedom.

            The American people held many different beliefs that caused this isolationist policy in the United States during the beginning of World War Two.  First, they saw their involvement in World War One as a dreadful mistake.  The U.S. suffered around three hundred and twenty-three thousand casualties in the First World War.  Secondly, people thought that the First World War caused the Great Depression.  Next, pacifism was becoming more popular because of the brutality of World War One.  Lastly, some people thought that Europe was not worthy of our help.  All these reasons faded away, though, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor December 7.

Geisel was very outspoken in his political cartoons about his feelings towards isolationism and the Second World War.  He was angered by the United States' lack of assistance in the fight against Hitler until the attack on Pearl Harbor.  He was a very patriotic person that felt like America was not doing its part in the world's affairs.