I will show this first by delving into the interpretation of Neufeld's comic starting with the filth the refugees were made to live in then the crisis of their survival needs and then the violence and deaths that ensued. I will also show the government responses during these troubling days. I am also going to discuss the outsiders point of view that was brought to the comic by the couple in the car and possibly cite media reports relating to this as well. I will do all of this to the accuracy of Neufeld's story and how he touched base on some very real problems with our government.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Thesis and a Statement of Purpose on "A.D. New Orleans: After the Deluge" by Josh Neufeld
Reading "A.D. New Orleans: After the Deluge", a highly tense graphic comic, I tried to think of the best way to go about my interpretation. I guess one thing is very clear. The conditions in which the people were trapped in the Superdome were utterly unacceptable and our governments actions should be held responsible, however, most of the government officials involved were not.
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I also thought that this graphic novel was very tense and I wasn't expecting that. I thought there was a lot of violence and anger shown. It also showed weakness and how some people were so desperate for this to be just over with.
ReplyDeleteCarlos, in your working thesis statement, you say that what happened to the people is "utterly unacceptable" and that the government officials should be held responsible. These seem to be your reactions to Neufeld's argument. So, I wonder how your interpretive essay will take these reactions and use them to build a rhetorical analysis of the comic itself? Now that you have a sense of what emotions or feelings the comic sparks, your job in your interpretive essay will be to trace the methods and tactics used to get readers to react in the way you describe. One clear avenue for interpretation would be to argue (and revise your thesis statement to say) that Neufeld composes the comic to elicit a reaction of outrage in his readers. You seem to have experienced this reaction, so does that mean that Neufeld's comic was successful? What I'm saying is that right now, your working thesis doesn't seem to be about the comic -- it seems to be about your response to the comic. Keeping in mind that your essay should focus on Neufeld's strategies (in light of his purpose, audience, and context), I could easily see you taking the ideas in this post and looking at the things Neufeld does to get this response (..."utterly unacceptable"...) from readers.
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