![]() ![]() The images in Forney’s “Marbles” compliment the bold black and white text that strikes the pages to accurately depict the creative, yet simultaneously confused, ideas that are racing through Forney’s mind. The graphics used in her novel and presentation doesn’t completely bridge that gap, but they help paint a more vivid relationship between the thoughts in her head, life experiences and personal reflection, that the reader can relate to and learn from. And just because you do understand them doesn’t mean you can fully come to an agreement. If you don’t share someone’s pain, you can never truly understand him or her. So, by expressing her stories through a visual medium she allows the reader to make a connection and allow for a more personal interpretation and reflection. ![]() ![]() Lines of stories can be directly translated. What do the visual elements say that her words cannot? Words and pictures combined allow the reader more freedom to think. Her visual artistry allows her to also be able to think through the art of other people. She thinks through art, her thoughts are art. Forney goes on to state she uses a visual medium to express her own biased feelings. Graphic novelist Ellen Forney starts off by giving an abbreviated version of her novel “Marbles”. ![]()
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