One thing I noticed about telling a story in a graphic format is that the pictures are able to say a lot more than just the text. When the author tells stories from their perspective and includes graphics to illustrate the story, it can change the meaning for the reader. This happened for me specifically when reading Persepolis because I was very unaware of the history which the author was referring to. However, looking at the images helped me visualize exactly what the author was trying to convey, and I didn’t have to use my imagination to understand what the author was trying to describe. Also, I think that telling a story in a graphic format makes it easier to follow along with and make harder topics more digestible for different readers. By doing this, the author is able to convey more metaphors and demonstrate exactly how they felt in the moment they are referring to.
(11/1/2023)
Looking back for a specific moment where this occurred for me was on page 27 in section 4, and the author illustrates her father taking pictures of the demonstration. I thought this most stuck out to me because the author used a collage type of format, and probably was inspired by the pictures her father took and added them into the graphics.
Theresa Dolson
Julia–can you identify one specific example of this: “helped me visualize exactly what the author was trying to convey, and I didn’t have to use my imagination to understand what the author was trying to describe” to show in class Thursday?