PLEASE read those comics before you start working on this essay.
“Jane, the fox and me”
“the city of glass”
“Foul play”
“master race”
“Ice haven”
“The last Saturday’
“Gasoline Alley”
“Maus”
“A short history of America”
“big if”
Please address the following areas in your paper:
1) NARRATIVE
BRIEFLY summarize the narrative of “Jane, the fox and me”(this should occupy no more than two paragraphs of your paper).
What kind of story is this? Beyond the plot, what are the overall themes?
Compare this work’s narrative to “the city of glass”, “Foul play’ and “master race” Which is it most like (and explain why)? Are there any ways in which this narrative is unlike?
2) VISUAL STYLE
Describe the visual style of “Jane, the fox and me”. (By visual style I refer specifically to the way that the artist of this work draws images stylistically, rather than any elements that have to do with its construction as a comic, such as panel arrangement, text/image relationship, etc.)
Compare this visual style to “Ice haven”, “The last Saturday’ and “Gasoline Alley”
Which is it most like (and explain why)? Why might the artist have decided that this visual approach was most appropriate to the narrative? Are there any ways in which this visual style is unlike?
3) FORMAL COMPARISON
Putting aside questions of narrative and style, consider the overall form of this work. How is “Jane, the fox and me” put together? What kinds of choices did the artist make? Compare this to “Maus”, “A short history of America” and “big if” . Which is it most like (and explain why)? Are there any ways in which this book is formally unlike ?[Please note: When I refer to form, this can include any number of elements, such as overall structure of the book (is it linear? non-linear? flashback-oriented); type of narration (first person? multiple points of view? narrated in the third person?); relationship between text and image; approach to page layout; pacing; visual iconography; use of color/color palette; etc. You don’t have to use all or any of these, but whatever is relevant to the selected work.]
FORMATTING OF YOUR ESSAY: Please use a cover sheet that includes your name, the course number and the date. Your essay should be double spaced in 12-point Times with standard margins (1” top and bottom/ no more than 1.25” left and right). Please use a stapler or some other kind of binding. Using Chicago Manuel style, and no any outside sources allowed. I want to hear from your own opines.
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