The Arrival has been an interesting selection not only as a part of this course, but as my first graphic novel. I originally thought of the first chapter as the preface to the text, and for obvious reasons the text never came. To correct myself, text was displayed, but not in a language I understood. Language plays a significant role in this book and immigration. Dedicated to his parents and other immigrants, choosing to put the illustrations on the forefront was a brilliant concept. This line may
Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is incredibly engaging, captivating, and intriguing. Krakauer conveys an explanation and depiction of Chris McCandless’ journey as he ventures out into the wild with minimal resources, and abandons almost all ties related to his childhood. During this process, McCandless refrains from becoming too close with the people he meets and attempts to completely rely on himself for maintaining a substantial lifestyle in the complexion of the wilderness. Krakauer successfully
with, Poseidon, the god of the sea, pursuing Amymone, a daughter of the legendary king of Argos. The use of the pottery as a storytelling medium, expresses the fact of how their art is portrayed within their real beliefs. The mythology shown on these pots is an expression of the Ancient Greeks beliefs and is majorly impacted by those
DEFINING AND UNDERSTANDING HOPE Hope is defined as cherishing a desired anticipation, to want something to occur with the expectations of obtainment. Humans have a natural sense of hope to survive; hope is often what dreams are fed on and it gets us through tough times. In order to get through rough patches in life, some people tend to create false hope (gamble) or deceive themselves about reality just to keep going (Spirt Home, 2017). Hope allows us to live in the expectation of what might be