Presenting..... my very first comic strip! This comic strip portrays a simple act of ignorance, on the importance of having ample knowledge before expressing illogical comments. This comic strip is based on Paul, a tourist who is travelling around the world. As he travels to one location, he makes illogical comments on a famous landmark of the country, leaving countless locals infuriated by his ignorance. It is a simple comic strip which aims to address ignorance in a larger scale. The variation in the background of the comic strip represents the ever-changing situation someone faces in the real world, as portrayed by different countries in the comic. Utilising the different perspectives of Paul, I could develop his character as an ignorant and humourous man in the story. Besides that, the fury of the locals is represented in their speech. In China and Egypt, Paul drives the locals up the wall and this represented in the use of full capitals in their speech. In France, sarcasm is used in the local's speech as he makes a threat to "reconstruct" Paul's face. The elements in this comic include humour, which subtly brings the theme of ignorance in a lighter context, conflict, as portrayed in the fury of the locals and the humourous mood of the story. To end this post, I hope you enjoyed my comic strip!
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ReplyDeleteJoel, I enjoyed your comic strip! It portrays the dangers of ignorance in a contrastingly light tone. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said, “There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action,” ignorance is more than not knowing famous architectural marvels, it is ignorance that leads to discrimination, wars and the fading away of moral values. How many conflicts can be prevented by knowing the truth? How many lives can be saved? Even more frightening is that this lack of knowledge may be deliberate. Ignorance is not innocence and ignorance is definitely not bliss!
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ReplyDeleteHi Joel, I enjoy how you portrayed Paul as a person who is not learned. He compares the Eiffel Tower to a building under control and even the Great Pyramid to an ant hill. Also, I like the humour in your comic strip. For example, when Paul said that the Eiffel Tower was a building under construction, the French man angrily said "I think you need a facial reconstruction!" Overall, I enjoyed your comic strip very much.
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