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How The Girl Who Owned a City Grounds the Themes in Its Characters

In this analysis of Dan Jolley and Joëlle Jones' graphic adaptation of O. T. Nelson's The Girl Who Owned a City, the student identifies themes of cooperation and survival, examining characterization, character arcs, and panel composition.
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Bridget's feedback:

"You've tackled the first few steps of the writing process; having engaged with the texts, developed your main points, and put them down on the page grouped by idea, you are in a good place to start refining your argumentation. The body paragraphs cover both visual and textual analysis; does your introduction prepare the reader for this approach? Tell the reader immediately that you are analyzing a graphic adaptation of Nelson's book, and give the names of the writer/artist of the graphic novel. (Or, are you analyzing both the novel and the graphic adaptation? Either way, this must be made clear.) Other ways to ensure your reader can keep up is by briefly introducing characters and how they fit into the story (words like protagonist, antagonist, etc. are really useful here). Keep an eye on repetition, and make sure to proofread--both these finetuning exercises help ensure clarity of argumentation, as well as ethos."

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