The social aspects of this graphic memoir
are very different, rather than other books or journals that were written in
the time of World War II this graphic novel was different. Although it was
written by Miriam Katin as an adult while reading this book you feel the Mariam
as a child because she was so little at the time of the war Miriam wrote it as
if she were still a child. The pictures help us to visualize what was going on
through Miriam’s brain and what visual ties stuck with her based upon her
memories. Having both pictures and comic
bubbles to help up understand what was going on lead us to understand and have
a different aspect of what was happening in the War. The art in the graphic novel We Are On Our
Own is just amazing and gives us a different aspect through the drawings as the
ones drawn in black and white are drawings about the war and those in colour
are Non war scenes to show a more upbeat time. Sunday, March 25, 2018
Social Aspects
The social aspects of this graphic memoir
are very different, rather than other books or journals that were written in
the time of World War II this graphic novel was different. Although it was
written by Miriam Katin as an adult while reading this book you feel the Mariam
as a child because she was so little at the time of the war Miriam wrote it as
if she were still a child. The pictures help us to visualize what was going on
through Miriam’s brain and what visual ties stuck with her based upon her
memories. Having both pictures and comic
bubbles to help up understand what was going on lead us to understand and have
a different aspect of what was happening in the War. The art in the graphic novel We Are On Our
Own is just amazing and gives us a different aspect through the drawings as the
ones drawn in black and white are drawings about the war and those in colour
are Non war scenes to show a more upbeat time. 
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Hi Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting that Miriam was able to describe certain scenes in her memoir that she, as a child, may not have fully understood or may not have known if it actually occurred. An example, of this would be when the scene describing her mother being raped by a German soldier or the path her father took to find them. It seems that the memoir can't be entirely based on factual truths but must also be based on emotional truths. I find that the visuals enhance the story and allow the reader to develop a connection with the characters.
http://namw.org/2016/01/inside-out-or-outside-in-the-challenge-of-memoir-writing/
ReplyDeleteThis link describes the challenges of writing a graphic memoir in a genuine and accurate manner