wp3:pre writting 1

My experiences with art with art related objects. I guess I just never really go that much into art. I think this can be linked back to my experiences as a little kid. When I little and growing up in North Platte, we never went on any field trips to any art related places. This would probably have to be due to the fact that there really wasn’t any kind of place we could go to view art related objects. When I moved to Lincoln, that all changed. There were many more places I could go and visit that had art objects in them.

Even though I had these opportunities, I never really pursued them. I don’t really like art in the first place. I am more into music and sports. I have always thought as art as dumb, and a lot of the more abstract things I really don’t get. I think a lot of it I can do myself, and don’t get why people would pay top dollar for a lot of this stuff. My parents were also never really into art, so it was never a big factor in my house. We would never go to art museums and look at art related objects. I drew a little bit as a kid, but that was the closest I ever really got to pursuing an interest in art.

I think analyzing an art related object is going to be difficult. I had some trouble analyzing Breach, and I think other art objects will give me the same trouble. I think it is going to be hard to analyze an object that really has no words to go with it. I think the more abstract objects are going to be especially difficult. I have trouble seeing anything in them. Most of the time I look at art and take it face value. I think I am going to have to get myself in a different mindset, maybe even look at some art, to get a better understanding on how to analyze art related objects.

Wp2:Final Copy

Authors Note:

The writing process for the second word project was a very interesting process. First of the process of picking a comic was a very hard process. I never thought I was going to have to analyze a comic in my life, so I didn’t know where to start. I looked around the internet, and looked at a bunch of different sights that I knew of, but there was nothing that stood to me. Then I went to a medium of comics that I knew very well, graphic novels. Ever since the craze of graphic novels being made into movies, I have taken a liking to them. The comic excerpt I chose was from one of my favorites, a graphic novel named V for Vendetta.

There was a lot of revision that took place from the first draft to the second draft. One thing that really stands out to me is the fact that I thought through a lot of the ideas that I had from my first draft. For instance in the first paragraph, and talked about the face of V wasn’t drawn in a “cartoonish” fashion, and how this “makes the audience see the comic in a more serious light.” I also added that the emphasis on the words “Kill”, ”Idea”, and “Bulletproof”,” add legitimacy to the argument, and drives it home, making sure it stays with the audience.” Last but not least, I moved the comment about the cold war in the introduction. I thought it would better suit the last paragraph because it refers to a historical context and a talk about communist Russia in my second to last paragraph.

The revisions made between the second draft, and the final copy that were very drastic. I changed up a lot of arrangement throughout the piece, moving different paragraphs to make more sense. Some examples would have to be that I moved the paragraph that starts “V’s words and face make him seem like he is not human, like he is just an idea,” just after the paragraph where I talk about the words “Kill”, “Idea”, and, “Bulletproof”. I thought that this would make more sense because they are all talking about words, and how V is an allegory.

I also changed up the argument that I thought the comic was trying to make. I change it from “Ideas and concepts cannot be killed by force,” to “Ideas and concepts are mysterious, and complex, and cannot be killed through bullets and force.” I felt that this better embodied some of the rhetorical concepts I was using to help support the authors argument. Finally I cited my sources, and gave people credit when I used their information. I made sure that I had a works cited at the end of my paper. I also made sure to cite my sources in my paper. When I talked about McClound, and quoted him from my essay, I made sure to give him credit by putting his name after the quotation. As you can see there was a lot that I had to do to get to my Final copy. It was an interesting process, and a lot of fun.

Wp2:Rough Draft 2

Wp2:Rough Draft 1

Wp2:Statement of Purpose

Final Copy:

The Comic I chose was an excerpt from the Graphic Novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, and David Lloyd. The graphic novel itself is one about freedom and revolution. It depicts the main hero of the graphic novel, V, and he is standing holding a man who is just trying to kill him. He makes a statement about how there is not, “flesh and blood under his robes, there is only an idea”. Then he goes on to state that, “Ideas are bullet proof.” There are many different rhetorical concepts, like the representation of V’s facial region. There is also the aspect of the allegory of V not being a human but an idea, cementing the main purpose of the comic. That argument is ideas and concepts are mysterious and complex, and cannot be killed through bullets and force.

One of the most critical arguments in the comic would have to be the realistic representation of V’s facial region. There are many abstractions and many different rhetoric terms that lie in the facial region. A lot of times we see comics that have drawings that are more cartoonish. I think the author wanted to stay away from that because the message he wasn’t to portray needs to be taken seriously. He wants his message to be brought into a different light than most comics. These concepts helps the audience take the message more seriously, and solidify his argument.

The concept of V not being a person, but embodying and idea, is an excellent example of an allegory. This is a very interesting concept; I think that the author put this in so that they can cement their argument of an idea being indestructible. You see in the first panel that V declares that he is not made of flesh and blood, but an idea. While he is saying this you see what looks like a gun. It is apparent at this point that the man he is holding in the comic was trying to kill him. As you can tell he is unsuccessful, but V reiterates the fact that an idea cannot be killed through those conventional methods. V himself embodies the idea, but even if he was killed, the idea would continue to live on and exist. V is like a symbol to the idea, not the idea itself.

The word bubbles themselves add the concept that V is almost not human. In most comics when someone is talking you have your basic world bubble; it is a basic oval, or circle. Then you also have your basic thought bubble, which is that of the shape of a cloud. When V is speaking in the comic his bubble is neither. It looks like it is a combination of the two, like what he is saying isn’t exactly word, but isn’t exactly thought. It adds to the allegory that V is not necessarily supposed to embody a human, but an idea. This idea that he is embodying isn’t necessarily physical, so it doesn’t deserve the regular word bubble that we see in most comics.

There is also a unique way the author bolds and italicized some aspects of the comic. The words “Kill”,”Idea”, and, “Bulletproof”, are all italicized and bold. This makes you look at these words first. Since the author chose to do this, there is more emphasis on these words themselves. It makes the words more important. These are all words used in the main argument, about how hard it is to kill an idea. It also helps add to the mystery of the concept of an idea, and adds to the mystery of V not being real. These words are the main concepts that are represented by V himself.

V’s words and face make him seem like he is not human, like he is just an idea. When you look at the comic you will notice that V’s face is mostly in shadows. In the second panel you can see his eyes; they are engulfed in darkness which adds to this illusion of him being almost inhuman. This style almost embodies ideas themselves. An idea isn’t always straight forward and clear. This goes back to the main argument of the complexity and mystery of ideas. This goes back to the original argument that ideas are complex, mysterious, and hard to kill. All these rhetorical concepts come together to inspire pathos.

In the McCloud essay, he states that “We see ourselves in everything.” and that “We make the world over in our own image.” (McClound) This is apparent in the comic. The author wants us to be able to relate to the main character. This also inspires more pathos through the comic. Since we can see ourselves in V, we can relate to his allegory of V embodying an idea. We can see ourselves in the face of V, the audience can take more from the argument and it can have more meaning. However, there are also other types of pathos that can be found throughout the comic.

Another type of pathos that is established is that of hope. Because V says that an idea cannot be killed or destroyed by bullets, this makes you the audience hopeful for the ideas that you have yourself. It relates back to the main argument about how ideas are mysterious, complex, and hard to kill through conventional means. It gives you hope that even if some people try and stomp out your idea, that your ideas are too powerful for one person to try and destroy. Your ideas can live on, and be there to inspire others to initiate them and carry them through.

We don’t even have to look very far back in history to see how this comic can relate. Many different wars and conflicts where caused by ideas, and a lot of times these ideas were never killed a carried on till this day. One that is apparent to me and, is still being practiced today is the idea of communism. When this comic was made communism was in full swing in Russia, and many people did not like the idea. The United States was in the cold war, and the threat of doomsday was ever eminent. During the 90’s when the Russian communist party formally disbanded, the idea did not die here. The idea of communism was not destroyed and is still practiced in countries today such as Cuba, and North Korea. (Wikipedia)

In the end I think it is clear that the statement of purpose is achieved. This argument of an idea being complex and bulletproof should be taken into consideration when one is coming up with ideas. The fact that we can come up with ideas that we don’t necessarily understand at first, but can fester into something great is our right as a human. One should not be scared about an idea no matter what the circumstances. You need to stand up and take a chance on your idea. People may be against and you may even be punished, but just know that how hard they might try, your idea will not be killed. If you look at examples through many different revolutions over the course of time, you can see that a lot of those ideas have been used and carried on today. Your idea will carry on, and hopefully one day achieved.

Works cited:

"Communist Party of the Soviet Union"Nov 17. 2009<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union>

"Communist Nations"Nov 17. 2009<http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_communist.html>

Moore, Alan, and David Lloyd.V for Vendetta.Us:Dc Comics, 1982

Wp2:rough draft 2

The Comic I chose was an excerpt from the Graphic Novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, and David Lloyd. The Graphic novel itself is one about freedom and revolution. It depicts the main hero of the graphic novel, V, and he is standing holding a man who is just trying to kill him. He makes a statement about how there is not, “flesh and blood under his robes, there is only an idea”. Then he goes on to state that, “Ideas are bullet proof.” The comics compiled to make this novel was published from 1982-1989. I think through the rhetoric terms of the abstract concepts and realistic representation of V’s facial region, whether it is the complexity of the artwork, or the simplicity of the mask V is wearing. There is also the aspect of the allegory of V not being a human but an idea, cement the main purpose of the comic. That Ideas and concepts cannot be killed bullets and force.

One of the most critical arguments in the comic would have to be the realistic representation of V’s facial region. There are many abstractions and many different rhetoric terms that lie in the facial region. A think this is so the author can add legitimacy to his argument. A lot of times we see comics that have drawings that are more cartoonish. I think the author wanted to stay away from that because the message he wasn’t to portray needs to be taken seriously. The face that he stays away from that cartoonish type of drawing makes the audience see the comic in a more serious light.

I notice another point being made in the comic when I compare V’s face to the face of the man he is holding in the first panel. The man’s face in the first panel seems very complex and very detailed. V’s face though complex, doesn’t have as much detail as man that he is holding. I this is so that no matter who the audience is, we can see ourselves in the face of V. In the Mccloud essay, we try and see ourselves in almost everything. This is apparent in the comic, the author wants us to be able to relate to the main character, and for us to accept the idea that he is trying to implement.

The concept of V not being a person, but embodying and idea, is an excellent example of an allegory. This is a very interesting concept; I think that the author put this in so that they can cement their idea of an idea being indestructible. You see in the first panel that V declares that he is not made of flesh and blood, but an idea. While he is saying this you see what looks like a gun. It is apparent at this point that the man he is holding in the comic was trying to kill him. As you can tell he is unsuccessful, but V reiterates the fact that an idea cannot be killed through those conventional methods. V himself embodies the idea, but even if he was killed, the idea would continue to live on and exist. V is like a symbol to the idea, not the idea itself.

V’s words and face make him seem like he is not human, like he is just an idea. When you look at the comic you will notice that V’s face is mostly in shadows. In the second panel you can see his eyes; they are engulfed in darkness which adds to this illusion of him being almost inhuman. This style almost embodies idea’s themselves. An idea isn’t always straight forward and clear. Like I have stated before ideas themselves are complex. The mystery surrounding the hero of this comic only embodies it through the shadows surrounding his face.

The word bubbles themselves add the concept that V is almost not human. In most comics when someone is talking you have your basic world bubble; it is a basic oval, or circle. Then you also have your basic thought bubble, which is that of the shape of a cloud. When V is speaking in the comic his bubble is neither. It looks like it is a combination of the two, like what he is saying isn’t exactly word, but isn’t exactly thought. It adds to the allegory that V is not necessarily supposed to embody a human, but an idea. This idea that he is embodying isn’t necessarily physical, so it doesn’t deserve the regular word bubble that we see in most comics.

This symbolism inspires rhetorical terms, one of those being pathos specifically hope. Because V says that an idea cannot be killed or destroyed by bullets, this makes you the audience hopeful for the ideas that you have yourself. It gives you hope that even if some people try and stomp out your idea, that your ideas are too powerful for one person to try and destroy. Your ideas can live on, and be there to inspire others to initiate them and carry them through.

There is also a unique way the author bolds and italicized some aspects of the comic. The words “Kill”,”Idea”, and, “Bulletproof”, are all italicized and bold. This makes you look at these words first. Since the author chose to do this, there is more emphasis on these words themselves. It makes the words more important. Since all these words are part of the main argument that the author is trying to make, it is important they are written the way they are. It helps add legitimacy to the argument, and drives it home, making sure it stays with the audience

We don’t even have to look very far in history to see how this comic can relate. Many different wars and conflicts where caused by ideas, and a lot of times these ideas were never killed a carried on till this day. One that is apparent to me and, is still being practiced today is the idea of communism. When this comic was made communism was in full swing in Russia, and many people did not like the idea. When the communism was finally finished in Russia, the idea did not die here. The idea of communism was not destroyed and is still practiced in countries today.

In the end I think it is clear that the statement of purpose is achieved. This idea of an idea being bulletproof should be taken into consideration when one is coming up with ideas. One should not be scared about an idea no matter what the circumstances. You need to stand up and take a chance on your idea. People may be against and you may even be punished, but just know that how hard they might try, your idea will not be killed. If you look at examples through many different revolutions over the course of time, you can see that a lot of those ideas have been used and carried on today. Your idea will carry on, and hopefully one day achieved.

Wp2:rough draft

The Comic I chose was an excerpt from the Graphic Novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, and David Lloyd. The Graphic novel itself is one about freedom and revolution, so it makes sense why the excerpt I have is in the novel itself. It depicts the main hero of the graphic novel, V, and he is standing holding a man who is just trying to kill him. He makes a statement about how there is not, “flesh and blood under his robes, there is only an idea”. Then he goes on to state that, “Ideas are bullet proof.” The comics compiled to make this novel was published from 1982-1989. During this time there was the struggle of the cold war, and many ideas of communism and freedom. I think through the rhetoric terms of the abstract concepts and realistic representation of V’s facial region, and the allegory of V not being a human but an idea, cement the main purpose of the comic. That Ideas and concepts cannot be killed bullets and force.

One of the most critical arguments in the comic would have to be the realistic representation of V’s facial region. There are many abstractions and many different rhetoric terms that lie in the facial region. As we see V’s face is more complex than what we normally see in most comics and cartoons. I believe that this is because the author wants to convey that an idea itself is very complex. The concept of an idea has many parts, and most of the time and some are very difficult to be broken down. This complexity is here because the author wants you to know how difficult it is for an idea to be destroyed.

I notice another point being made in the comic when I compare V’s face to the face of the man he is holding in the first panel. The man’s face in the first panel seems very complex and very detailed. V’s face though complex, doesn’t have as much detail as man that he is holding. I this is so that no matter who the audience is, we can see ourselves in the face of V. In the Mccloud essay, we try and see ourselves in almost everything. This is apparent in the comic, the author wants us to be able to relate to the main character, and for us to accept the idea that he is trying to implement.

The concept of V not being a person, but embodying and idea, is an excellent example of an allegory. This is a very interesting concept; I think that the author put this in so that they can cement their idea of an idea being indestructible. You see in the first panel that V declares that he is not made of flesh and blood, but an idea. While he is saying this you see what looks like a gun. It is apparent at this point that the man he is holding in the comic was trying to kill him. As you can tell he is unsuccessful, but V reiterates the fact that an idea cannot be killed through those conventional methods. V himself embodies the idea, but even if he was killed, the idea would continue to live on and exist. V is like a symbol to the idea, not the idea itself.

V’s words and face make him seem like he is not human, like he is just an idea. When you look at the comic you will notice that V’s face is mostly in shadows. In the second panel you can see his eyes; they are engulfed in darkness which adds to this illusion of him being almost inhuman. This style almost embodies idea’s themselves. An idea isn’t always straight forward and clear. Like I have stated before ideas themselves are complex. The mystery surrounding the hero of this comic only embodies it through the shadows surrounding his face.

The word bubbles themselves add the concept that V is almost not human. In most comics when someone is talking you have your basic world bubble; it is a basic oval, or circle. Then you also have your basic thought bubble, which is that of the shape of a cloud. When V is speaking in the comic his bubble is neither. It looks like it is a combination of the two, like what he is saying isn’t exactly word, but isn’t exactly thought. It adds to the allegory that V is not necessarily supposed to embody a human, but an idea. This idea that he is embodying isn’t necessarily physical, so it doesn’t deserve the regular word bubble that we see in most comics.

This symbolism inspires rhetoric terms, one of those being pathos specifically hope. Because V says that an idea cannot be killed or destroyed by bullets, this makes you the audience hopeful for the ideas that you have yourself. It gives you hope that even if some people try and stomp out your idea, that your ideas are too powerful for one person to try and destroy. Your ideas can live on, and be there to inspire others to initiate them and carry them through.

Another rhetoric term that must be addressed in the comic is that of logos. Since there are multiple panels in the comic, there is arrangement that progress the comic itself. The progression is also apparent in the writing itself. This logos seems to help solidify and strengthen the argument being made. V talks in the first frame and address the fact that he is not flesh and bone, and in the second he has his one liner about ideas being bulletproof. You see this in a lot of other comics involving heroes. They will make a statement, and then finish it up with a one liner. This is a very effective arrangement to get the point across and solidify it.

There is also a unique style and ethos to the writing in the comic. The words “Kill”,”Idea”, and, “Bulletproof”, are all italicized and bold. This type of ethos adds a unique style to the comic itself. Because the writer chose to do this, you get some extra emphasis on these words. Thus these words become more important in the writing and should be looked at more. It adds to the argument that you cannot kill an idea through bullets and conventional means.

We don’t even have to look very far in history to see how this comic can relate. Many different wars and conflicts where caused by ideas, and a lot of times these ideas were never killed a carried on till this day. One that is apparent to me and, is still being practiced today is the idea of communism. When this comic was made communism was in full swing in Russia, and many people did not like the idea. When the communism was finally finished in Russia, the idea did not die here. The idea of communism was not destroyed and is still practiced in countries today.

In the end I think it is clear that the statement of purpose is achieved. This idea of an idea being bulletproof should be taken into consideration when one is coming up with ideas. One should not be scared about an idea no matter what the circumstances. You need to stand up and take a chance on your idea. People may be against and you may even be punished, but just know that how hard they might try, your idea will not be killed. Your idea will carry on, and hopefully one day achieved.

WP2:Statement of Purpose

My comic is clearly one of inspiration and hope in dark times. I think that it is trying to state that one person doesn’t make the idea, the idea lives on in the people who believe, and that idea will live on through person to person. That idea is one of hope and freedom. The idea that one person can kill an idea is very foolish. As we have seen throughout history that the people who have inspired many different ideas might have died but, we can clearly see that this idea lives on in many different people. Sometimes this can be a bad thing, or a good thing.

My comic is coming from a historical context. One instance that truly sticks out to me is that of idea of hate, inspired during World War 2. We might have killed Hitler and his Social Darwinistic ideal of anti-Semitism, and a perfect race, but they still live on today. We still have people who call themselves neo-Nazi’s and still go around preaching hate and anti-Semitic ideas. Even though this isn’t the most happy of examples, it is still clear that even though the person who inspired the idea is dead, his idea still lives on in the people who believe in it.

I think that my target audience is going to be very diverse. I think that my audience is going to be one that has felt some type of unfair oppression or anyone who wants to think outside the box and rebel against injustice in their government. Because of this my comic will be viewed by basically anyone old or young. I think the cut off would probably have to be that of a teenager, my reasoning is that the subject manner would be too intense for someone younger than that. My audience will be that of any walk of life, because I think we have all experienced some type of injustice in our government or everyday lives.

I think that my comic will be read just about anywhere. Because it is a small part of a graphic novel, one of the most obvious places it will be read at will have to be a comic book store. Another place would have to be a library, because you can check out graphic novels at libraries. Last but not least my comic would have to be read on a computer, and this could be just about anywhere if you take into consideration laptops.

There are many good things that could come from my comic. I think that it could help some people change the way that they look at their lives and what they handle certain situations. I can see it inspiring people to stand up for their ideals and change their certain living condition. It could drastically change people’s lives for the better, and help them strengthen their ideals. There is also some negatives that can come from my comic and writing. I think some people can get angered by my comic and my paper.

There are many people out there that do not like to “stir the pot”. They like everything the way it is, and get angry when people try to challenge and change the way things are. I can see those people taking one look at the subject matter of my paper and rejecting my argument right off the bat. I think if I also bring up some times historically where some touching subjects come up in terms of ideas and they still living today, could anger some people. There are a lot of bad ideas out there that have not died that probably should have. I think these can sadden some people and turn them off to my paper.