Mcloud

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You can see faces in the knots of the wood grain on the desk and can also find them in the ceiling tiles. When you closely enough at each knot you see different faces. Each is unique in it's own way. They all resemble faces but not anyone in particular. They all resemble something such as birds bills, the eyes of animals, just different animals none are really human to me.

Discussion question #1

I think that adults still like the simplicity of cartoons because it takes us back to child hood where everything was simple and you didn't have much responsibility. You could relate to what you are watching or reading it was an illusion of heroism or made you want to become something yo were not.

No because like I said before you can relate to simpler times.You can imagine yourself as being a hero or a funny character in comics.

I think that he would have said that I am right. I think that is why he wrote it in that way because he still thinks in that way. He and I think in my opinion that it's not a dry article and with cartoons you can come across  easier and make it more interesting. That way you can keep your readers entertained.

#2

I think that i answered this question but lets reiterate. I think he uses this format to keep the reader interested with pictures. It helps to break up the reading with visual props.

If you did not have pictures and only text I think that it would have been very hard to read and that no one could keep focus on the topic. If that were the case you would have to read it several times and you would be so confused that you would not get the main point of the article.

Apply Question #1

Yes the imagery helps put the main topic into a better perspective. Take the Writing about Writing book, if it had more pictures to help integrate the topic I would find it more interesting,not so bland and dry. It would help me to grasp the concepts easier.

#2

I believe that he says that because what we are doing when we see those images is not really putting it in our own image but putting it in a simpler for as children do.

I am sure that we do that more then we think. I think that in our subconscious mind we try to relate to most things we see and read, so that we can understand what is going on to to try to imagine what it would be like to be in their shoes so to speak.