Mangas are known as Japanese comic books. There are many difference factors between mangas and traditional literatures. First of all, the difference between Manga and traditional literature is that the manga is graphic novel. So, even if people doesn't read the words, they can uderstand the manga with seeing graphics. And the manga is written form right to left while most tranditional literature is written from left to right. The charachters of traditional literature are most of people, but the characters of manga are very various such as animal, ghost, and other materials and so on.
The image is represented to the characters of manga such as emotions and behavior., In the bleach, Page 12-18, when Ichigo and Rukia are meeting at first time, the image shows that the express of their thinking about appearance. so, the images in manga is expressed the characters of manga.
Japanese mysticism believes that the life of death is exist from the Bleach. Therefore, they are believed in simigami, existence of the hollow which is like ghost, and soul society like haven. On the other hand, the Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus, so, they are only believed in god. Same as the Japanese mysticism, they think that the existance of heaven, angel, and evil.
Questions
For Bleach (due 5/7)
1) Use Wikipedia and Google to get some basic background information on Manga. Create a short list of 5 ways in which Manga differs from the traditional literature we've read this term. Be sure to explore style and content.
2) As you read Bleach, notice that the importance of the words and the images varies from page to page. Choose a page that consists almost entirely of images and discuss how image use affects your understanding of the story. What can images do that words cannot?
3) Research and define two religious or mythical concepts from Bleach that relate to a) Christianity, and b) Japanese mysticism
4) What do you think is Bleach's main lesson? Provide page references for your peers to verify your argument.
Princess AI (due 5/12):
1) Do some research on Courtney Love--based on your findings, how "biographical" is this manga?
2) How are women portrayed in this text relative to women we encountered in other readings this semester?
3) Costume and body shape plays an important role in manga - provide a brief list of the cultural impressions you receive when looking at these elements in this text. Provide page references to support your argument.
1) Use Wikipedia and Google to get some basic background information on Manga. Create a short list of 5 ways in which Manga differs from the traditional literature we've read this term. Be sure to explore style and content.
2) As you read Bleach, notice that the importance of the words and the images varies from page to page. Choose a page that consists almost entirely of images and discuss how image use affects your understanding of the story. What can images do that words cannot?
3) Research and define two religious or mythical concepts from Bleach that relate to a) Christianity, and b) Japanese mysticism
4) What do you think is Bleach's main lesson? Provide page references for your peers to verify your argument.
Princess AI (due 5/12):
1) Do some research on Courtney Love--based on your findings, how "biographical" is this manga?
2) How are women portrayed in this text relative to women we encountered in other readings this semester?
3) Costume and body shape plays an important role in manga - provide a brief list of the cultural impressions you receive when looking at these elements in this text. Provide page references to support your argument.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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