https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf Consider what techniques the memoirist used to get across the themes you just discussed with your group members. Some techniques can include: color scheme, simplicity vs. complexity, visual allusion, hyperbolic imagery, juxtaposition, shading, quotes. en-us 2022-04-06 04:37:10 UTC 2022-04-07 20:38:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135290340 On the crossword GB Tran uses smaller scenes of his family living in America filling in the blank spaces on the scrabble board.]]> 2022-04-07 20:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135290340 https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135290558 Arlo and I talked a lot about how the author used the two-panel illustration of the crossword to show his sense of belonging at school in the USA. He used quotes in the top left corner to show his experience at school — one of being bullied and ridiculed by his classmates. On the right side of the page, underneath the word “threatening”, we can see GB sitting down for dinner with his sister. They’re eating McDonald’s for dinner, exemplifying their assimilation to American culture, while their father stands behind them with chopsticks in hand, showing his continued alliance to Vietnamese culture. ]]> 2022-04-07 20:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135290558 https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135290998 The memoirist used a bunch of techniques in this section but mostly different colors to represent different memories/moments in time. A specific example is when there’s a flash back to GB’s mom dealing with all of her kids complaining whether it was about their name, clothes, or pronunciation of a word. This moment was executed very well through the different colors used and the different levels of panels. ]]> 2022-04-07 20:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135290998 https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135291568 I think it was quite interesting the way the artwork at times shows or hints at a laid back family who are Somewhat open about sharing there past and there current issues on a variety of topics, but at other points it doesn’t seem like this at all, which is pretty interesting. That is the biggest comparison I see.]]> 2022-04-07 20:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135291568 https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135293169 We talked about the color scheme and how it portrayed the emotion/mood of each scene. An example is when dark colors like blue and grey are used in scenes containing a trauma.]]> 2022-04-07 20:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135293169 https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135293187 On scrabble page, we see one panel of GB Tran eating a hamburger with his father in the background with chopsticks, representing a generational difference in response to immigration.

Author uses different color pallets to represent past vs. present, which definitely helps the reader understand what they are looking at. 



]]> 2022-04-07 20:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135293187 https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135293449 That's a great point! I wonder if the various colors could indicate panic level? ]]> 2022-04-07 20:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135293449 https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135295773 I noticed that too and it definitely made it a lot easier to track the conversations. I also think using color pallets to represent past vs present can highlight the divide between the two generations, even though their experiences are mired in similar difficulties. ]]> 2022-04-07 20:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135295773 https://padlet.com/sathyajita/fqc2l9fmopsiyisf/wish/2135297801 family connection vs. disconnect. Sometimes the characters want to be connected to family (like the mom), and sometimes they want nothing to do with each other (dad discarding grandfather's letters)'

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