In chapter three I liked when he explained closure. I had never really thought of that word that way. By the way he explained it, I see it as something that you perceive to be true, although you cannot see or prove it. He explained it as “observing the parts but perceiving the whole.” Like the earth; most have us have not seen it from a rocket ship, but we know it to be round. It made it easier to understand how when we watch TV or a movie, it is closure. We are watching this stuff happening, and although its just through a TV screen, we know it to be true and happening. You could also think of it in the sense of religion. Knowing that a god exists is closure, because you cannot see the god, but you know its there. Closure almost always includes faith in what you see to be true. We have the bible, so that’s observing the parts, but perceiving the whole is knowing that God and his prophets wrote it.
I don’t understand how he thinks that no matter what all pictures are related in some way, like in the Non-Sequitur type of cartoons. On page 72 there is a picture of a random space thing that says ep! Beep! Then the other picture is farmer Joe. I don’t see in any way how those could be related. He says that he thinks with every picture there is some sort of alchemy at work in the space in between the comics. I don’t really agree with that.
I think this chapter was useful in studying how texts work because all texts I feel create some sort of closure. You’re reading these words on a page, and you are imagining them happening in your head. Closure in books is especially true in non-fiction. Its real life, but you don’t see it personally so you have to make your own perception and believe it.
Discussion Question: How are non-sequitur comics related to one another?
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