The Invention Of Hugo Cabret By Brian Selznick

Within children’s literature a combination of both words and pictures can often be used to explain sophisticated stories. It has been shown that particular authors such as Brian Selznick uses certain tools and techniques allowing for the images and words to interplay resulting in the characters within novels like The Invention of Hugo Cabret to come to life, and address a more sophispated and serious topic. This essay will examine key tools and techniques can be used by authors to allow the text and illustrations to work together to portray more complex stories.
The predominant techquie that differs The Invention of Hugo Cabret from other conventional texts is the use illustrations included, over one hundred and fifty double spread pages of illustrations throughout this hybrid graphic novel. Throughout the Novel the illustrations all consist of incredibly detailed black and white pencil drawings set against a black frame as
With the most predominate themes consisting of the values of friendship, especially whilst coping with hard situations such as the loss of a loved one; demonstrating how preservance is key to overcome challenging circumstances. These themes are displayed through the characterization, setting, design and layout of the graphic novel. Techniques including the angles from which the audience viewed the illustrations, Selznick used a variety of higher and eye level angles to grasp the audience’s proximity and gaze. Selznick carefully used the design and layout of his novels as tools to enhance the audience's interpretation of the story, In particular situations he uses these tools to guide the audience to focus on particular characters or places within the illustrations. Framing and salience were the predominant ways the audience's attention was unwilling drawn by Selznick to particular aspects of the