Friday, October 9, 2009
Group 1: Eric, Jamie, Michael
Our group picked the full page panel found on page 52. This panel depicts Pedro as he grapples with the unmistakable fact that the disease he carries is no longer just a diagnosis, but a rash of shingles down the right side of his body. He is devastated and in horror at the manifestation, and you can tell by the way his eyes and mouth are drawn. The words on the page also tell us how Pedro feels about what is happening. This panel is a pivotal point in the novel, as it is when Pedro can no longer deny what is happening. The focal point to the panel is Pedro’s face, the background is gone and it is shaded so that the eye is not pulled anywhere else. The fonts are short and dramatic because deep explanation is not necessary. The most dramatic statement is where Pedro simply states, “I have AIDS”. The most symbolic part of the panel is the actual disease depicted on Pedro’s body. It is the disease. Now Pedro cannot deny it, and at the end of the panel, he decides he is going to do something about it.
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I like your analysis of the drawing on page 52. You gave a better understanding to what he is feeling, but I would go more into the lettering and the significance of the panel. The picture you can tell by his face what he is feeling, but maybe you can go into more detail of the wording.
ReplyDeleteI like this panel too. I think it is one of the most important panels. This panel explains why Pedro became an AIDS educator. However, I would suggest to talk a little bit about the distance between the frames: I think that the greater distance between the first element panel, which is the snapshot of Pedro in the mirror, and the rest allows readers’ minds to process the situation and use their imagination to participate in the moment with Pedro.
ReplyDeleteYou guys did a good job on describing the panel. You were clear about what it meant to him that moment. When I read that page, I thought the AIDS be capitalized was symbolic, and you did touch on that in your post. I liked how you guys described his facial reaction. It looks like he just hit a brick wall of realization, and it is painful.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a good panel to analyze. It is one of the most striking in the novel. I really liked your group's analysis of the drawings and shading; I agree that Judd must have made the shingles the focal point of the panel. However, I feel your group could have gone into more depth when describing the text on the page. That is my only advice. Besides that, it was a good analysis.
ReplyDeleteI think you guys had a good analysis. I agree that the way his eyes and mouth are drawn give a great insight to how he is feeling. I also believe that him touching his hand to the mirror is also very significant. This shows almost that the truth finally hit him, that yes, he really does have HIV. It is the physical proof that he can’t deny. When he touches the mirror it is as if he is making sure that it is really him he is seeing in the mirror.
ReplyDeleteI think you all did a great job explaining this page. I liked how you pointed out that the disease was no longer just a diagnosis and the manifestation of shingles made Pedro realize that he really had AIDS. It could have been mentioned that the phrases in the boxes were mostly Pedro talking to himself and revealing his inner most thoughts about his disease. I also agree that much of the background is absent in order to place the focus on Pedro's appearance. However, there is darkness above and below with a white portion in between; this could somehow have significance.
ReplyDeleteI think that your group choose a very good and important panel from the book. I also believe this is an important part of the book, as Pedro cannot deny that he has aids. Your paragraph is well written overall. You have also explained and analyzed this panel very well. The only thing wrong with your paragraph that I can see is that you have a double word in your last sentence. Good job on your writing of the paragraph.
ReplyDeleteNice explanation of the panel, and it is definetly an important one, and I agree wiht it being a pivotal point. I think is when Pedro really starts living, and acts out his passion, spreading his knowledge of HIV/AIDS and sharing his private story to educate a world of people. I agree that he is looking in the mirror and it is really hitting home now and has to take control. Nice Job!!!
ReplyDeleteNice analysis of the panel. This panel I agree is important because Pedro has to except the fact he is HIV positive. I like the discussion on, this is was he stops denying the fact he has HIV and this is because of the physical magnification of the rash. Your paragraph is well written and clear to the reader.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a good job describing the picture. The only thing I would add as far as the picture is the eye that is not swollen shut actually has a tear in it too. I think I would have written about the fact that AIDS is written in bold and all capital letters. I think that is important. There are also a couple of other words that this is done with to draw attention to them. It is done that way to make them stand out and I think to make you really think about it too, almost like you were in his shoes. Otherwise you did a great job.
ReplyDeleteI like the panel you chose, I also like that you answered all the questions with great detail. I think you could have put more stress on the last sentence, “I should stop denying that and start doing something about it” (Winick 52). It seemed that he now is showing sickness on the outside and realizes there is no more hiding that I have AIDS. You didn’t mention that he was looking into the mirror and it only showing the side without shingles. There could have been some analysis on that frame. Well done besides the things I pointed out; It was short and to the point.
ReplyDeleteGreat visual analysis of the panel on page 52! I agree that it is a pivotal point in the novel; this is definitely the point where the disease becomes real to him, as well as the point where he takes action to do something about it. I like how you noticed that the background is gone and shaded because it is unimportant. I also like how you noticed that the text is short and to the point. When Pedro says “I have AIDS,” that is very dramatic, and that is partly because it is so short and to the point.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job explaining your analysis of this panel. You got right to the point and I do not feel you missed anything. At the same time it was descriptive and explained everything and not too simple. I defiantly agree that this was the point that he could no longer deny what was happening to him; he could now really see and feel what part of the disease is and what it can do. Good job.
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