Monday, May 13, 2013
Reading #1 Examine pages 5-6. Why does Arnold draw? What is the power of creative expression? (Claudia)
Arnold draws, because everyone can understand drawings, no matter what language they speak. Arnold finds words limited and unpredictable. He draws because he wants to make himself famous through art. When he relates himself to famous colored people, he sees all of them as artists. Arnold believes that the only way he can make something of himself is through cartoons and drawing. He connects the lack of a language to his goal of fame, because his products will be more knowledgable to people who don't speak the same language as him. This concept can be connected to the world, because if you go to any museum anywhere, there is artwork from all over the world.
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Arnold Draws because he wants to show his feelings without writing and people hear him talking in his, "lissssssssththththp" (Alexie, 4). Arnold may draw because he is lonely and feels like when he draws, "my comics are like little lifeboats [on a world with broken dams and floods]." (Alexie, 6). In a way, Arnold connects to the reader with his detailed drawings. If you were like Arnold and had something wrong with how you looked? How would you act? About how much would this change your entire life?
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