Graphic Novel Essay One of the darkest time in Rwandan history was the massacre of Tutsi and moderate Hutu; It lasted a hundred days and an estimated one million Rwandans were killed. The genocide was planned by a group of Hutu extremist known as the Akazu, and the killings were carried out by the government supported militias like the Interahamwe and the Impuzamugambi. Even though innocent civilians were being slaughtered because of their ethnicity, the United Nations choose not to intervene due to disastrous results of the operation in Somalia. A quick search online would tell one similar facts I have written previously, however; a majority of sites do not have personal experiences from people who survived the genocide. With the use of a
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To help the reader understand certain situations both light and dark values are employed to differentiate between tense and calm situations. The use of black borders around certain frames were also employed to show the difference between a flashback and present times. The main story takes place in Rwanda and is about Deogratias after the genocide, with flashbacks that leads up to the story peppered throughout the book. Before the Rwandan genocide those who were Tutsi were discriminated against. Students were told that the Tutsi took advantage of the Hutu treacherously and enslaved them. (18) During the conflict, Deogratias was forced to join the Interahamwe. During that time he is forced to rape and kill his two love interests. In addition he also witnesses their dead bodies being eaten by dogs; Those events had left Deo psychologically damaged. In the end, sergeant, a french military officer who helped the Interahamwe, Julius, a leader in the Hutu militia and Bosco, a officer in the RPF, are all poisoned by Deo. How the graphic novel influences my comprehension about the Rwandan genocide was the impact it had on people and how involved the French actually were. In Deo’s case, he is constantly haunted by his actions during the genocide; in the beginning, Deo shows regret by stops the French officer from swatting a
To help the reader understand certain situations both light and dark values are employed to differentiate between tense and calm situations. The use of black borders around certain frames were also employed to show the difference between a flashback and present times. The main story takes place in Rwanda and is about Deogratias after the genocide, with flashbacks that leads up to the story peppered throughout the book. Before the Rwandan genocide those who were Tutsi were discriminated against. Students were told that the Tutsi took advantage of the Hutu treacherously and enslaved them. (18) During the conflict, Deogratias was forced to join the Interahamwe. During that time he is forced to rape and kill his two love interests. In addition he also witnesses their dead bodies being eaten by dogs; Those events had left Deo psychologically damaged. In the end, sergeant, a french military officer who helped the Interahamwe, Julius, a leader in the Hutu militia and Bosco, a officer in the RPF, are all poisoned by Deo. How the graphic novel influences my comprehension about the Rwandan genocide was the impact it had on people and how involved the French actually were. In Deo’s case, he is constantly haunted by his actions during the genocide; in the beginning, Deo shows regret by stops the French officer from swatting a