Mike Thompson's main point in this cartoon is that people have forgotten all about why Christmas began (to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ) and what it is, they have also attempted to turn the holiday into a pagan holiday about giving and receiving gifts. To some degree, the author is correct. The holiday has shifted away from its original purpose and now has taken on a new meaning, but many people still know the real meaning of the holiday.
The cartoonist drew the shopper with many bags, because he wanted to show that the man was just shopping and had no care about what the quote meant, he just liked it and wanted to fill another gift. Also the shopper holding out his credit card is used to show that people just throw their money to stores during the Christmas season, just trying to spend, spend, spend. The sales man in the picture has a very interesting expression. He seems to be thinking about how goofy this shopper is, he also seems to be looking at the TV to pretend like he has interest in the customer, although personally it seems he is very bored, anxiously waiting to take the man's credit card, check him out, and walk away. Neither one of these two men seem too interested in the real meaning of Christmas.
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