Literature in the 21st Century (Multimedia Lit): Fahrenheit 451

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Fahrenheit 451

I absolutely loved reading this book in the form of a graphic novel. I've attempted to read the actual book a few times, and I definitely enjoy the imagery and multimedia aspect of the graphic novel in comparison to the regular text of the original story. I feel that the images and emotions that are displayed through each panel of the graphic novel conveys the "correct" emotions that I felt while I was reading the story. The tone and the mood mirror each other because of the colors and detail in the images, and I was really impressed by how much the images affected my own interpretation of the characters in the story. I usually don't love graphic novels, but in this case I feel that the graphic novel version of Fahrenheit 451 conveyed the story well.

1 comment:

HaleyFebruary 28, 2011 at 8:33 PM
I think it's so interesting how presenting a book as a graphic novel to readers inspires them to read something that they would otherwise not be interested in. I completely agree with you that the format of the book makes it entirely interesting to read.
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