Lama SoweidanEnglish 132-32, Lonsdale W16Blankets Response Essay 1In comic book, every corner and angle is outlined with lines that author could use to deliver the expression of the moments in every panel. Some panels may not have words but lines could describe and explain the sentiment of the moment. Even McCloud agreedthat nothing better then adding lines art drawing to images when writing a story, because it would be in a better way showing the story rather then telling the story.…
The role and portrayal of women in literature has significantly changed in the last century. Before, in some pieces of literature, women were portrayed as weak, insignificant, and flawed. But, the novels In the Time of the Butterflies and Persepolis break these standards by portraying the struggles of powerful, female characters who are living in an oppressive regime. The main characters in both of these novels possess unique personalities and character traits that motivate them to rebel and take action against the regime's rules and standards. In order to depict the growth of these female characters, Alvarez and Satrapi depict the characters moments of weakness and doubt.…
Foundation Before Density In Scott McCloud’s graphic essay, “Show & Tell”, McCloud uses an appreciable combination of words and images interchangeably to convey clear and comprehensible thoughts, He establishes better, more understood, literature by depicting images directly alongside pieces of text. Evidently, pictures are an associative mechanism that enables newcomer and experienced readers to make visual connections to text they normally would not conclude to by only analyzing and interpreting words (McCloud). Moreover, aside from images allowing readers to make connections, illustrations are particularly crucial components in literary works because they can convey coherent messages all on their own. In all, visual depictions in literature…
After reading this graphic novel, it is difficult not to be in awe of the process. There is a lot of time and effort put into the creation of comics, requiring comic artists to posses a lot of skill. Comic artists must have the ability to interpret what will relate best to their targeted audience. McCloud thoroughly analyzes and explains comics in the form of a comic book. Vocabulary, time and the creative process comprise only some of the many elements of comics explained by Scott McCloud.…
GCA: The Relationship Between Paul and Erik A Geometric Character Analysis is a form of understanding a story’s characters where individuals in the narrative are given a shape, which may also have a colour and size. These shapes are based upon a generalization of the character’s personality, natures, and actions. Characters are important to a narrative because they drive the plot; a character and their unique personalities are what give a story life and make it realistic. Paul and Erik are two characters in the story Tangerine, a novel authored by Edward Bloor, who both have a distinct personality. These personalities can be expressed through a Geometric Character Analysis.…
In the times of Greek mythology and epic hero writing, were epic heroes all the same?From the Greek epics The Odyssey by Homer and Perseus by Edith Hamilton, the reader can find out. In The Odyssey, epic hero Odysseus faces many challenges and must use larger than life strength and courage on his odyssey home to his family in Ithaca after the Trojan War. Perseus is a story about the demigod Perseus who goes on a journey, with the help of god Hermes and goddess Athena, in order to kill the Gorgon Medusa, proving himself and saving the woman he loves in the process. Odysseus and Perseus have many differences, such as their source of motivation and what they relied on to complete their journey, but they are still similar in that they both are determined enough to complete the task at hand.…
Comic books on the surface appear to be simple. However, beneath that surface lies much more depth than the images give off. The making of comics and how each individual scene is drawn, and laid out has much more complex workings than most readers would expect. Ella Cinders by Bill Counselman and drawn by Charles Plumb is one such example of how much depth and thinking goes into making comic strips. The strips themselves talk about the adventures of a woman named Ella.…
Picture books have been around for a long time. They have been read by many generations as a source of pleasure reading and to tap into their imagination. In these books, the writers and illustrator include various language, narrative and visual conventions to appeal to the reader and make them read with a deeper analytical eye to find the intended meaning. While some picture books are simple and the meaning is straightforward others are more complex and metaphorical. An example of such a picture book is Gary Crew and Steven Woolman’s…
Layers of Fiction Symbolism is represented by levels of pragmatic and figurative meaning. As an example, in “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Gilman incorporates the very wallpaper to represent this idea. The wallpaper displays more than just symbolism; it also shows the time period and theme of the story. These elements of fiction are also supported by the first person narration in helping the reader understand and analyze the text. This combination helps to show the relationships of the protagonist, overall setting, and theme of the story.…
In the book Persepolis, the story was about a ten years old girl call Majane. It's 1980 in Iran. During the Iranian Revolution, marjane as a little girl when though a lot of difficulty. Marjane's mother and father often attend political protests, kind of like a more violent African war, and support revolutionaries when they can, including many of Marjane's relatives, like Uncle Anoosh. I am from a small country in West Africa call Liberia.…
The entire novel of Persepolis consisted of graphic images that contained deeper meanings, which affected the way the readers depicted the content. There was also many themes that were discovered throughout the novel that wouldn’t have been noticed if it wasn’t for the pictures. The images helped determine the meanings behind what Marjane was trying to say to the readers because if the pictures were taken out and only left with words, the reader wouldn’t understand the story or what she was talking about. One of the themes that was expressed throughout the book was the revolutions that took place in Iran. In the image, it shows the muslims protesting against the government and they want to represent their country by speaking for what is right…
Relationships between characters are often used to develop important ideas and themes. An author will use interactions between different characters to convey their feelings and beliefs. This method helps the reader to understand the concept the author is making. In the novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, the author introduces multiple characters that each have a different relationship with the main character, Marjane. As the story progresses, Marjane meets different friends and family members.…
The formal aspect of lines in comics assists in the depiction of certain narratives conveyed by authors to readers within graphic novels. Lines are essential in conveying emotions and sensual reactions within comics - it amplifies and illustrates the author’s messages to the reader. In visual works such as comics, the author is put in a unique position in order to portray emotions within scenes, relying on not only on the visual components but elements that enhance those very visual aspects. In this paper, I will expand on how all styles of lines used in graphic comics are essential tools in being expressive. The use of line work is important because it is essential in establishing and emphasizing whatever specific emotion that the artist wishes…
Have you ever told a story about events that happened to you, but then someone else tells the same story with minor different details? This is because everyone has a perspective, and maybe one person saw someone throw spaghetti at a light while another person saw the same person throw an entire lunch at a light. However, both of these are still a valid perspective, even if one of the truths might have been stretched a little. In the book, Persepolis, Marjane lives in Iran during the 1970s, and she took part in the Iranian Revolution that was going on. The perspective of Marjane Satrapi as a child influences the historical accuracy of imperialism, nationalism, and gender roles of her autobiography, Persepolis.…
Authors can be very discrete about how the innocent are portrayed and sometimes it could be very evident. Just like they could be this way about the victims, they can show the same execution with the victors. Victors are commonly associated with good but seen as in the Kite Runner, the character Assef who is the antagonist and has malevolent tendencies is a victor .A victim is someone who is negatively impacted by the conflict in the work. In The Kite Runner and Persepolis Khaled Hosseni and Marjane Satrapi present victors and victims by introducing the foil characters of Mehri, Marji, Hassan, and Assef, by using the theme of social classes which Hassan and Mehri are both victims of Assef, and the new regime whom are the victors, they are portrayed as so to the point where they lose…