I thought that the comics reading was interesting. It was definitely more philosophical than I expected it to be. But then again I guess that reflects the whole message. In chapter 2 the author talked about how the pictures in comics are simplified so that the message is amplified. The comics in the chapter were simple, direct, and did not interfere with the message that was being delivered. The chapters touched on subjects that most people never really think about. I wouldn't even really recognize words as a symbol, because honestly, I don't even recognize words anymore. Words are such a part of my everyday life that I don't even really think about them, I just think about the message that give me, ah, but i guess I just proved the point of the readings...
I also liked when the author was discussing how we project ourselves into everything. We learn how to use objects to be extensions of ourselves. We learn how to recognize ourselves in things that look nothing like us. We design the world in our image, because that's the only think we innately relate to. Using this as a building block, I liked how the author talked about abstracting what we see and feel in a sensual context, allows comics to seem simple, but actually be very conceptual.
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