Mental Disorders And Cartoon Analysis

Mental disorders are a very common phenomenon, especially in today’s generation of teens and young adults. One disorder that seems to have a tremendous impact is depression. In the cartoon pictured is a woman and a dark entity. Although the dark subject is not named in the cartoon, nor do any words appear to describe what is occurring from frame to frame, a reader can generalize that the dark figure that animates itself to become overbearing in the victim’s life is a depressive enigma. In the cartoon two figures are pictured throughout several frames, doing different tasks in each frame. In the beginning the darker subject appears very little, almost unnoticed and after the first two frames it gradually becomes larger throughout the rest of the animation basically taking over whatever the female subject is attempting to do. I believe the cartoon is trying to portray …show more content…
This being said, you can visually see as the dark entity grows from picture to picture, the growing look of pain or sadness on the female subject’s face develops as well. This “darkness” completely envelopes the woman, until she falls asleep. This could be anything, it doesn’t have to be limited to a mental disorder. This could be anything from a personal problem, to a bad thought that has been left to fester over time. For some people letting things be for too long as a thought without talking about it, becomes overpowering and the only thing they can think about. In terms of the cartoon the thought, or the dark figure, starts small, almost “out of sight, out of mind,” and the female seems to be in a peaceful mindset. As the figure grows she becomes engulfed by the figure and becomes uneasy about it’s