For the multimodal project, I wrote and illustrated a picture book, titled Sebastian’s Epiphany, which documents a day in the life of Sebastian, an anthropomorphized teenage mouse who is always using his smartphone. The reader follows Sebastian as he eats breakfast, attends math class, and relaxes during recess. Sebastian’s day seems like a normal teenager’s school day until the point when he walks home; he is so distracted by his phone that he does not notice that his sister is being attacked by a cat. Only after this tragedy does Sebastian realize the consequences of his smartphone habits, and his phone is never seen again. Every scene in the book will have corresponding screenshot of Sebastian’s phone which allows the reader to see how
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There is a front cover with the title, author (me), and cover art along with a copyright page with a copyright notice message followed by acknowledgements. On the back cover, there is a short description of the author. Sebastian’s Epiphany is inspired by picture books like The Polar Express and The Snowman Storybook which both have large, understandable pictures that can almost describe the plot by themselves. The pictures are simple, yet they are able to convey a certain atmosphere or spirit without the need for many words. In the case of these two books, they convey a sense of home and Christmas spirit. In my picture book, there is a sense of isolation and detachment from society, leading to a feeling of …show more content…
In Daniel Haybron’s piece “What Technology Can’t Change About Happiness,” he criticizes how people are easily satisfied with themselves and refuse to pursue happiness in their lives just because living “sure beats being dead” (132). Smartphones apps rarely inspire self-reflection and they distract users from their problems instead of encouraging them to change. By observing a typical, mundane day of Sebastian’s life, the reader can easily see that he is essentially a slave to his phone. His satisfaction with his current situation is always determined by what is happening on the glass panel in front of his
There is a front cover with the title, author (me), and cover art along with a copyright page with a copyright notice message followed by acknowledgements. On the back cover, there is a short description of the author. Sebastian’s Epiphany is inspired by picture books like The Polar Express and The Snowman Storybook which both have large, understandable pictures that can almost describe the plot by themselves. The pictures are simple, yet they are able to convey a certain atmosphere or spirit without the need for many words. In the case of these two books, they convey a sense of home and Christmas spirit. In my picture book, there is a sense of isolation and detachment from society, leading to a feeling of …show more content…
In Daniel Haybron’s piece “What Technology Can’t Change About Happiness,” he criticizes how people are easily satisfied with themselves and refuse to pursue happiness in their lives just because living “sure beats being dead” (132). Smartphones apps rarely inspire self-reflection and they distract users from their problems instead of encouraging them to change. By observing a typical, mundane day of Sebastian’s life, the reader can easily see that he is essentially a slave to his phone. His satisfaction with his current situation is always determined by what is happening on the glass panel in front of his