Thursday, October 23, 2008

Blankets second half

Raina is an interesting character not only because of the way she is drawn but also the way Thompson talks about her. Every character Thompson has drawn up until Raina has been illustrated using sharp jagged edges, not a lot of curves making the characters more intimidating and cold. Even Thompson Portrays himself this way. However Raina is drawn using curves and little shading, making her look pure accurately depicting the way he saw her when he first met her. Raina's home situation is sad. Her mother doesn't know how to raise her kids, and relys on Raina and the father too much. It was surprising to see how the two familys compared. Although both familys are extremely religious, Raina's father and Thompsons fahter are exact opposites. Raina's father is compationate and wants to work out the relationship with his wife. In Contrast Thompson's father is illistrated as a huge intimidating figure and locked the little brother in the closet in the beggining of the book. I didnt enjoy the end of the book. It just seemed to end, although realistic, I would of enjoyed a different ending.

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