Blankets, By Craig Thompson
Almost everyone, everywhere reads or watches something, whether it is a book, a movie or magazine. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, individuals age seventy-five and over averaged one hour of reading per week day. Conversely, individuals ages fifteen to nineteen read for an average of four minutes per weekday and spent fifty-two minutes playing games or using a computer for leisure. One of the most up and coming types of book are graphic novels. Speaking of graphic novels, author, and illustrator Craig Thompson, and one of his books, Blankets, is ranked #7 out of #39 and has won an Ignatz Award. An Ignatz Award is outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger
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They consist of one or more people whether it is family or friends; it is usually a connection. Relationships do not have to exist due to it is a connection with someone and without that connection it is hard to be civil towards each other. Like shown in Blankets (Thompson), relationships exist. They are relations between Craig and his parents, Craig and his peers, Craig and Raina, Craig and Raina’s family, and also Craig and his brother. Throughout the book, they show the relationship between the two. As children, the relationship was at its strongest, connecting the two with their imagination and their sibling bond as they both spend most of their time around each other when not at school. As they grew, their bond and relationship was drifting and eventually desiccated as they grew apart and set their intentions on different things. This can not only be seen throughout the book but more specifically addressed at the middle when Craig comes back from Raina’s and talks with Phil about his life, his interests, specifically his drawings. It is more specifically addressed in the end when Craig comes home from college and is talking to Phil about his “new” lifestyle and how he does not believe in Christianity anymore. Sibling relationships are also very common in Disney
They consist of one or more people whether it is family or friends; it is usually a connection. Relationships do not have to exist due to it is a connection with someone and without that connection it is hard to be civil towards each other. Like shown in Blankets (Thompson), relationships exist. They are relations between Craig and his parents, Craig and his peers, Craig and Raina, Craig and Raina’s family, and also Craig and his brother. Throughout the book, they show the relationship between the two. As children, the relationship was at its strongest, connecting the two with their imagination and their sibling bond as they both spend most of their time around each other when not at school. As they grew, their bond and relationship was drifting and eventually desiccated as they grew apart and set their intentions on different things. This can not only be seen throughout the book but more specifically addressed at the middle when Craig comes back from Raina’s and talks with Phil about his life, his interests, specifically his drawings. It is more specifically addressed in the end when Craig comes home from college and is talking to Phil about his “new” lifestyle and how he does not believe in Christianity anymore. Sibling relationships are also very common in Disney