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Examples
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Interpretations
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Abstraction:
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Most of the comic is drawn in a 4.
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Majority of the comic is pretty simply drawn. This puts focus on the
things going on more than the artwork depicting it. It makes the reader focus
on the story.
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One 3
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The most serious panel has a lot more detail because it is meant to
be more serious. It makes that panel the emphasis on the page, drawing in the
reader’s eye and bringing more drama into the frame. This highlights the
gravity of what this older lady is telling a little girl and just makes it
more messed up.
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One 5
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The siblings in the background are drawn super simply, they act as
another audience to the comedy seen in this little disabled girl beating an
old woman, with her prosthetic arm. It really mirrors the readers in a lot of
ways.
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Panel Transition:
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Subject to Subject 3
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Scene to scene 4
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This pushes the story forward by switching to another part of the
soap.
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Aspect to aspect 5
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These transitions help make the time seem minimal that pass between
panels, it allows for us to understand that these things are happening almost
simultaneously. This type of transition draws the reader in and makes them
feel like more of a part of the story.
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Time:
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First 5 panels
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These panels seem to be happening in a fast sequence. It really seems
like only a few seconds would go by between these things. This keeps the
story moving along and helps keep the reader from being bored.
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Next 2
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More time passes between these events, but they are still within a
few moments of one another. This allows for actions to happen, without
leaving too much out.
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Last scene
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This moves to another part of the story line, making the focus of the
reader shift.
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Line:
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Panel 3
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The family in this panel are supposed to appear welcoming and
wholesome. Everything about this panel is supposed to represent family life.
The lines are supposed to seem comforting and like home.
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4 and 5
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The older woman’s face is supposed to seem very harsh, to help
emphasize the mean words.
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Words/images:
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Additive
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On the majority of the page, the text or pictures alone would not be
sufficient. The two together are the only way the message is clear.
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Some possible thesis statements could be:
ReplyDelete1. Offspring of people who have committed violent crimes are more genetically inclined to commit such crimes themselves / or display signs of
violence and aggression.
Socorro's face and prosthetic arm is drawn with harsher lines, making her character seem angry most of the time. Socorro and her
prosthetic arm are often involved in beating something or someone, backing up the claim that her real father's violent past could have
impacted her.
2. People who have prosthetic body parts are just as able to participate in physical activities as people whose bodies are still intact.
Although Socorro has a prosthetic arm, it does not disable her from playing with the other town children. Socorro's arm is often drawn so
that it stands out in the panels. Socorro also stands out; the lines used to draw her and her abstraction often make her the center of
attention in a panel (making her character seem strong, which is usually the opposite of how disabled people are displayed in the media).
I agree with Whitney's ideas. Also, it may be be possible that because of Socorro's father's violent past, she may have been bullied because of who her father was, as well as being disabled. It is possible that if she was teased and taunted enough because of her disability, she would grow up with a very short temper fuse, resulting in many violent episodes, sometimes for no reason. It is also ironic that of all things she could beat someone with, she uses her prosthetic arm.
ReplyDeleteI think children of serial killers or ex-cons are more likely to be violent but I also think they may feel in some ways that they should be feared or respected because of their background. Children that are raised in a small town that gossips about their family have to hold their own and be strong. I think the last two panels basically show the immediate rampage to calm, showing that her temper could also be a way to get the gossipers to stop disrespecting her family by scaring them. The last two panels I think are kind of funny because it's like she did the job she set out to do and then was back calm and relaxed. The last panel really shows this immediate rampage to calm with the text "NADA" on the book- as though nothing happened.
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