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Jillian Connelly (no login)
Posted Apr 30, 2007 9:44 PM
In The Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman is a portrayal of the events that occurred on September 11, 2001. Reading this book after The 9/11 report: A Graphic Adaptation, I can honestly say they both had an incredible affect on me even though Spiegelman's book differed from Jacobson and Colon’s. One thing I immediately noticed was that Spiegelman did have a great connection to the book when he was creating it, and he put a lot of his emotions and stress of 9/11 into his work, which did make it very emotional for me as the reader. On the second page of the book Spiegelman states, “The pivotal image from my 9/11 morning- one that didn’t get photographed or videotaped into public memory but still remains burned onto the inside of my eyelids several years later”. This statement really shows the author's connection with that fateful day, and he is writing this book as a way to express his feelings of that morning and how his life has changed ever since. It is very important to realize that the author is dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and his way of dealing with it is creating this book to share his encounter on September 11th, a day that no one will ever forget. I would consider this oversized book more of a memoir than a comic book, considering the book was written by someone that witnessed the attack first hand, and is using his talent to express his feelings. On a more personal level I felt that the book lacked a sense of organization and almost realization that The 9/11 Report A Graphic Adaptation strived in creating. I also felt that he used the book to express his political feelings, which at time took away from the meaning. I did really enjoy the book, but I did feel it lacked in some aspects, and would recommend The 9/11 Report A graphic Adaptation, before In the Shadow of No Towers. |
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