Thursday, February 24, 2011
Shadows
I have read Fahrenheit 451 multiple times, but reading it in the form of a graphic novel is a completely different experience. The book has much more description, while the graphic novel ues pictures to show character traits, settings, and even emotions. One of the biggest details I love about the graphic novel is how Montag's face is cast. We rarely get a clear view of his entire face due to shadows. This makes him stand out in the crowd as someone with a darker side, and more depth to them then what might appear on the surface. Overall I think the use of shadows in the graphic novel version of Fahrenheit 451 adds greatly to the tone of the book, and allows the reader to get a lot more out of it.
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I agree with you. Sometimes the shadows tell me more than the texts. In the text format, author needs to use words to tell the readers how intense the story is, but shadows solve this problem right away.
ReplyDeleteI've never read the book in it's original format, but I would be interested to see how it affects the reader differently. I also think that the way Montag's face is drawn is a striking aspect of this book, and it's really interesting that you point out that he has more depth than we originally assume. The fact that we don't see clear images of his face makes him seem deeper than the other characters, which is ironic.
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