Strapi's Book

I think that the author did achieve her goal through this graphic novel. She used pictures to show us how she experienced the war and changes it brought. I liked how she backed up her story with the political history but still gave us her opinion.
I really like the fact that she used black and white only in the illustrations. She associated black with negative images like the veil and the war leaders. While white was used to express positive images like God. Also i think the fact that she used no shades of gray let the readers know that her opinions were very definite.
The picture that really stood out to me was the one of the little girl trying to be like a profit of God. Several emotions are conveyed through this picture, the text supports this by stating, " I wanted to be justice, love, and the wrath of God all in one." I think the tone of this image is more serious and sincere than anything. Each picture of the girl implies a different action, all of which are in rebellion against the government. I think the purpose of this picture is very clear, and shows how even small children formed negative opinions about what was happening and were willing to stand up against it. The black background makes her emotion stand out as good and "righteous" (because it is white). Also she makes her peoples features dark, including her own, symbolizing that this darkness was where she came from but her actions are going against this. Overall this was an effective way to tell her story and the pictures were very helpful in sharing her opinions and views about her childhood.