For your final essay, you will compare the ways the graphic novel genre uses visuals to portray ideologies/ideas/themes in both The Best We Could Do and Your Black Best Friend. In sum, how do these novels use the genre to reveal their ideologies? Please look at the illustration style as well as the use of imagery to explore how each author/artist conveys ideas through graphic elements. And talk about the role of Daredevil
Please compare how the visual artistic choices connect to the writer’s overall message and tone.
Be looking at notions of:
- Realism
- Colors
- text (or lack thereof)
- Shading
- And anything else you think is significant to the way ideas are conveyed
Over the next few weeks, we will be examining The Best We Could Do and Your Black Best Friend in terms of how their visual elements convey, whether deliberately or not, ideas, tones, concepts, ideology, etc.
Consider our discussions on the concept of ideology and genre: Ideology is a deeply-rooted belief system that dictates our beliefs, worldviews, values, and behaviors. In addition, while the ideologies are influential, they are also often so ingrained that they can be invisible. What ideologies do you see in The Best We Could Do? In Your Black Best Friend? How does the visual element in each text reveal these ideas in ways which a pure textual piece of writing cannot?
Genre is a category or type of writing, with expectations and characteristics. In addition, why do you think Moore and Satrapi used the graphic novel genre to examine these ideologies?
As per usual, please use properly cited MLA quotes to support your points. You must also use visuals from each text (feel free to use screen shots)You can quote graphic novels the same way you would quote a traditional text. Just be clear that you indicate the speaker in your signal phrase. Please also include a works cited page
MY THESIS:
Both Thi Bui’s “The Best We Could Do” and Ben Passmore’s “Your Black Friend and Other Strangers” utilize distinct visual styles to enhance their narratives, with Bui’s muted, realistic art evoking a touching reflection on displacement and identity, while Passmore’s vibrant, surreal illustrations underscore the complexity of racial dynamics and social justice. The comparison of these visual approaches illuminates the texts themes by either grounding them in reality or amplifying their intensity through surreal elements.
BOOK Your Black Best Friend
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I couldnt find a way to give you the other book i only have the book