The idea of this comic strip came from articles about a man from Philadelphia named Jermaine who saved his mom from a fire, and a man from New York named Welles who saved 18 people before the collapse of the South World Trade Center Tower. This relates farther than you think because no matter how difficult a situation can be, stay strong and push through it. Jermaine saved his mom with a fractured hip, while climbing a 19 story high apartment building due to officers not letting him because of the fire, just to save his one and only mom from dying. Welles went to save as much people as he could when the plane hit the South Tower, knowing that many people were going to die if he didn't act fast. Saving 18 strangers he didn’t even know, carrying them up and down the stairs to safety, sacrificing himself in the end. Both articles inspiring me to create a comic strip revolving around what the two men shared, courage. And that the book “To Kill a Mockingbird”, a book great in courage, should be taught in schools. Showing that when students read the book, they can learn that anything can be achieved when one never gives up in the face of defeat, and instead overcome their obstacles. And potentially use this message later in life to help accomplish a certain goal.

Kuhn, Casey, and Edward R. Murrow. “Library book ban attempts are at an all-time high. These librarians are fighting back.” PBS, 11 April 2024, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/attempts-to-ban-books-are-at-an-all-time-high-these-librarians-are-fighting-back. Accessed 12 November 2024.

Work Cited

Toy, Emily. “America's first supermarket helps battle food insecurity across the East End and beyond.” Northforker, 19 March 2024, https://northforker.com/2024/03/americas-first-supermarket-helps-battle-food-insecurity-across-the-hamptons-and-beyond/. Accessed 12 November 2024.