Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, Pride and Prejudice, a modest Proposal, The Hill

Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland:

I found this story in the graphic novel to be amazing. The pictures allow readers to enjoy the beautiful imagery that is displayed. So many reluctant readers who struggle to want to read will love reading this version of Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. In the beginning of the story the graphic novel uncovers that wonderland may not be what its talked up to be. Is it really joyful or is that all a lie? I think one way I would use this story in my classroom is using all the different characters in a comic strip so students can characterize each character. I really enjoyed reading this graphic novel especially because I have never read the novel.

Pride and Prejudice: For me personally this was one of my favorite graphic novels that we had to read for this post other than The Great Gatsby. The length was not too long and it wasn’t too short either. The amount of pictures included in the graphic novel give the reader enough images to relate the messages in the story. I would like to use this graphic novel in my classroom because I believe the students would be fully engaged and interested in this particular story. The imagery and detail that are included in the pictures would totally grasp each reader’s attention.

A Modest Proposal: I really enjoyed looking at the images for this graphic novel. The pictures were different than any of the novels I read in the graphic cannon. The pages had a yellow tint to each page and I couldn’t help but wonder if there was a hidden message behind that. The message of this novel I think is the most important part of graphic novel. I found that the message explains the poor need help and when people give them help those people find pleasure doing so. I think this is relevant for people helping anyone not just poor people. Our world needs more people in the world to help each other.

The Hill: I thoroughly enjoyed paying attention to the imagery included in each beautiful page of this novel. Not only would the reader get so focused and consumed by each image the writing also pulled you into the story. I loved visualizing the images of the trees and the leaves as well as the hill that is described. When you see the guy kneeling on the hill I cant help but believe this is where he feels most at peace. I found this to be inspiring. If I were to teach this novel in my classroom I would assign each student to write and draw where they feel most happy.