November 16, 14

ENG 104

Florence Chu

Good Man is hard to Find

-Southern Gothic writing focuses on strange events, eccentric characters, and local colour
- Draw upon tragic history of slavery
-disquieting tone of the backdrop and focusing instead on the relationships and events that
drive the narrative
-THEME: The Elusive Definition of a Good Man
- The grandmother is not clear about the definition of a good man
- definition of good, is skewed, resting almost entirelyon
-THEME: The unlikely recipients of Grace
- grandmother represents grace despite sins and weakness in the story
-suggests that people like the grandmother and Misfit have the potential to be saved by God

Grandpas Story by Shuan Tan

Style: Graphic Short Story
Audience: Adults, children and family
Summary: The narrator is the grandchild of the grandpa and the grandpa is telling a story of
his wedding experience. The newly weds had to complete a scavenger hunt beyond the hill
they live before having a ceremony and exchanging vows. It turns out through the
illustrations the couple went through many events and troubles throughout the scavenger
hunt.
THEME: How the couple stuck together the whole time during the conflicts they encounter
and the final test before their married man and woman.

Grandpas wedding experience

Grandpa tells the story

Lost out of the civilization

Grandpa was driving on their wedding day and grandma got mad they were lost

Metaphor for marriage