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Thought About The Arrival

      Arrival is a comic story from Shuan Tan that contains no words. Because of that, every character's expression, interaction and conversation are conveied through action and illustration. The story is about a man escaps to a new place with his "family" in the suitcase, because terrible thing happens to his hometown. Throughout the entire comic, there are visiable symbles that seem like words, but these symbles can not be recongnize. The new place is full of strange things and rituals, and the protagonist can only draw out or act out what he wants in order to communicate with others. The layout of this comic is very unique: close up shots are usually being drawn in a square box; long shots are usually being drawn in a rectangular box. Plus the illustration, composition, and design, this comic has the style of fantasy.          I found myself related to the protagonist. This entire story is similar to my own experience. I am...
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Interpretation From John Wayne

On the first page, I believe Max want to convey the idea of ironic. Because the woman in the picture is laughing at the rooster, but she herself is acting like a rooster. On the second page, I believe the woman from the first picture passes away. The rooster who the woman was laughing at, comes to her corpse. On the third page, the rooster continues following her to her grave. On the fourth page, the rooster takes off the cloth from the woman corpse. On the fifth page, the rooster finds out a woman is dead and he seems happy about it. On the sixth page, a woman's husband is crazy, and the rooster is peeking. On the seventh page, a rooster is trying to sell his wooden stick, but the customer women are laughing at him. On the eighth page, the rooster who was selling wooden stick now trying to kill the women who were laughing at her.
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