ENGRD101. Fall 2024. Sections 27 & 31.
My quadriptych comic is titled “The Last Sip” which I came up with as I was watching a short film that included a scene of the main character sitting down at the table to reminisce his lovely memories with his friends. From this scene I was given the emotion of longing and the sadness from […]
Read moreThere is constant societal pressure to fit in. From the clothing one wears to how people identify, it can be isolating to step out of the box and leave the norm. Through the memoirs Stitches by David Small and Spinning by Tillie Walden it is clear the authors know this feeling well. Although David grew […]
Read moreThesis: David Small in Stitches and Tillie Walden in Spinning both face judgment and criticism when challenging societal norms, but they experience these pressures differently due to their distinct contexts of gender, time, and place. Therefore, their memoirs highlight how the struggle of acceptance transcends generations, representing the ongoing presence of homophobia and rigid gender […]
Read moreMaking my quadriptych comic was fairly straightforward. The hard part of making any of these comics is creating a story that can be put into just a few panels. The story has to be simple enough yet also intriguing. For this specific comic, I chose the storyline first. I then planned out what would be […]
Read moreThesis: David Small draws and Tillie Walden skates, but Small loves drawing while Walden hates skating, therefore the way a person experiences life impacts the amount of joy they can get from certain activities. I argue that based on a person’s life and the challenges they face, their problems can either be resolved or exacerbated […]
Read moreHere is The Price of Personal Perception. Both Spinning and Stitches explore themes of adolescence and perception, but Stitches addresses the connection between how we perceive ourselves internally and how people perceive us externally, therefore Small understands more thoroughly how he wants to be perceived. Because Small is many years removed from when this novel takes place, whereas Walden has barely moved […]
Read moreMy thesis for my short essay is “Stitches and Spinning use visual techniques unique to comics to convey emotional isolation that the respective protagonists feel. But, while Spinning conveys Tillie’s isolation, pressure and anxiety, through overstimulation and a claustrophobic page, Stitches reflects David’s isolation, physical and emotional distance, with big empty spaces and a slow-paced […]
Read moreIn the Gutter Stitches by David Small and Spinning by Tillie Walden have their protagonists deal with and navigate through feelings of isolation. Both memoirs use techniques unique to comics, like visual space and pacing or flow, to better demonstrate how the protagonists are feeling throughout the book. David’s physical isolation from his family and […]
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