I am doing my paper on chapter 9 of Understanding Comics.
The chapter was written to show why you should try and understand comics, why we don’t, and how we can. He writes about the “wall of ignorance,” and how people are not trying to open their minds to comics and such, and how they can if they break the wall. He is a professional comic writer and doesn’t like that people these days view comics as something just for little kids. He thinks they are being underestimated and that they can tell a very good story using picture and word.
Intended Audience: Anyone who wants to buy a book called Understanding Comics.
What helps us understand the chapter: He was the most straightforward in this chapter, and it helped me to understand all of the other chapters we had read.
Argument by author: He argues that people aren’t opening their minds to comics and because of that they get a bad reputation.
Authors motivation: He is a professional comic writer, and he wants to stand up to other kinds of media (TV, movies, etc.) some day.
Thesis: Scott McCloud in chapter nine tries to help the reader better understand comics and how to break down the wall of ignorance that is keeping us from understanding comics and that they aren’t just for little kids.
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