Description
Write one essay in which you analyze either Maggie the Mechanic by Jaime Hernandez or the film version of the graphic narrative Ghost World by author Daniel Clowes and director Terry Zwigoff. Choose one of the topics below to formulate and support an argument. Keep in mind that you do not have to answer every question listed on the prompt; however, do try to discuss critical aspects of visual style where relevant. Topic: 1. Although we expect comic books to contain elements of fantasy, the stories in Maggie the Mechanic and Ghost World do not depict typical comic book heroes and therefore not conventional comic book fantasy. How and to what effect do these narratives blend the realism of daily life (worrying about jobs, the rent, etc.) with elements of fantasy? Where and, more important, to what effect do we see fantasy utilized within the narratives?