Week 7

This weeks reading of Maus was interesting. It was a comic that told a deeper story even through its somewhat child-like cartoon style.

To me, the overall style was what made this comic so impactful. Some of my favorite stories are ones that are told through simplistic styles of art with the compliment of a more serious undertone. I find that by doing this, there is a good balance between what the reader is seeing and what they're understanding. Sometimes I find that stories with complex details in the art can take away the attention from the story because the reader is so caught up in analyzing the visuals.

In addition to this, it was interesting that even though the story was being told by animals, (mice to be specific), the reader still got the sense of human-like qualities from them. Personally, I was able to completely overlook the fact that they were animals and focus on the story with no problems. What was also interesting was the subject matter of the characters conversations. More so in the beginning, the experiences of the characters was pretty relatable to people now. Especially in the way each character spoke, like the father mouse, it felt like you as the reader were listening to a funky old dad and son talking to each other. Also, the discussions of how the character Anja felt and her struggles with depression were also a sad but realistic inclusion of the story. Going back to how the style of art supported the contents, I feel like having such a cute style really help to deliver the topic of depression to the reader in a more palatable way.