Often language and mathematics are what are seen as the most valuable subjects to learn in school, but these subjects lack the enjoyment aspect of an individual and dehumanize the component of learning. Graphic novels are often a way to show reading in a pleasant manner, unlike the tedious and singular-noted textbooks assigned to read, and can further encourage the pursuit of education outside of school through reading books perceived as fun to the reader. By introducing Alice in Murderland, students can find individual tastes in literature, analyze writing style used by the author, discuss allusions used throughout the novel, find understanding that all uses of reading are not needed to be for the purpose of facts, and learn how artwork can
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By reading graphic novels and other literature not often taught in traditional classrooms, it allows you to broaden your taste for literature and understand what you find pleasant. All people have different interests, and by reading multiple types of literature this allows you to know what you are interested in and what you would rather stay away from. Alice in Murderland features gruesome artwork that can disagreeable to some, but others can see the humor within the …show more content…
An artist can spend months perfecting the layout of a single page in a graphic novel, and this is central in comprehending what is happening, so knowing how the artwork fully contributes to the book can change the perspective of the audience. While someone may not find interest within the actual writing of the novel, some people may instead find merit within the artwork displayed. Within Alice in Murderland there are several allusions to many books, both English and foreign. Alice in Murderland is a play off of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but there are further allusions to a folktale about of a rabbit in the moon with a mortar and a pestle and the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Not only does this novel have many allusions, but in the Japanese version the book features word spellings that lend double meanings to other words that show the personality of characters, such as one character whose name is closely spelled to the translation of the Mad
By reading graphic novels and other literature not often taught in traditional classrooms, it allows you to broaden your taste for literature and understand what you find pleasant. All people have different interests, and by reading multiple types of literature this allows you to know what you are interested in and what you would rather stay away from. Alice in Murderland features gruesome artwork that can disagreeable to some, but others can see the humor within the …show more content…
An artist can spend months perfecting the layout of a single page in a graphic novel, and this is central in comprehending what is happening, so knowing how the artwork fully contributes to the book can change the perspective of the audience. While someone may not find interest within the actual writing of the novel, some people may instead find merit within the artwork displayed. Within Alice in Murderland there are several allusions to many books, both English and foreign. Alice in Murderland is a play off of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but there are further allusions to a folktale about of a rabbit in the moon with a mortar and a pestle and the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Not only does this novel have many allusions, but in the Japanese version the book features word spellings that lend double meanings to other words that show the personality of characters, such as one character whose name is closely spelled to the translation of the Mad