Most of us have heard about North Korea, correct? I’ve heard about this country since middle school, but if I’m being quite honest, I don’t know much about it, and I’m not the type to assume things based off rumors or stereotypes, so reading Guy Delisle’s Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea really gave me an insight on what this country is like.
Pyongyang is the type of graphic novel we as readers rely on both the art and the text because we are learning about a country completely different from our own. One page before the one above, we are told about the importance of Kim Il-sung but are then shown on page 8. If we take a look, there are two panels that have no words whatsoever, so we rely on the previous written information. The two wordless panels emphasize Kim Il-sung’s significance. The people are looking up at it and are even leaving it flowers, so we get the sense that this statue must mean a lot to the people of North Korea. Both the words and the images work together and rely on each other to deliver the full message. Delisle takes us along on his journey in North Korea. We discover a new world together. It is clear that this story is directed to people who are new to the country.
Now, when learning about a new country, especially one that is so different from ours, it is important to visually see what it is like. This new country can be described to us with words only, but we would have to rely heavily on our imagination. Wait a second. How can we imagine something we’ve never even seen? That’s difficult to do, so it is best to use images. On page 32, we are told about the Pyongyang Subway, one of the nation’s prides. Delisle’s work is very detailed here, perhaps more than other panels. The amount of detail emphasizes how North Koreans feel about this particular area, but of course, we would not be able to fully understand what the location is about without being guided with words.
We can see how Delisle uses aspect-to-aspect transitions.There is so much that we need to take in as learners, so that is the best way to show us as much as possible. The whole page sticks to one topic like the statue of Kim Il-sung and the Pyongyang Subway, but we get to see a lot of different details regarding them because of the aspect-to-aspect transitions, and that really helps us understand this new country much better.
Delisle informs us about North Korea in the form of graphic journalism. It isn't simply just another little story. The graphic novel form is great for reporting because, like I’ve mentioned before, it is a unique way of traveling through the event and experiencing it, but believe it or not, some might not consider this type of work journalism because it is easy to automatically assume it is more of a historical story, but it will just take some time to adjust to what this genre is about as it is also very new to me. But it's great! I'm into journalism and into learning new things, so I'm going to give this genre a chance and so should you!
Delisle, Guy, and Helge Dascher. Pyongyang: a Journey in North Korea. Drawn & Quarterly Books, 2018.
Pyongyang is the type of graphic novel we as readers rely on both the art and the text because we are learning about a country completely different from our own. One page before the one above, we are told about the importance of Kim Il-sung but are then shown on page 8. If we take a look, there are two panels that have no words whatsoever, so we rely on the previous written information. The two wordless panels emphasize Kim Il-sung’s significance. The people are looking up at it and are even leaving it flowers, so we get the sense that this statue must mean a lot to the people of North Korea. Both the words and the images work together and rely on each other to deliver the full message. Delisle takes us along on his journey in North Korea. We discover a new world together. It is clear that this story is directed to people who are new to the country.
Delisle, Guy, and Helge Dascher. Pyongyang: a Journey in North Korea. Drawn & Quarterly Books, 2018.
Now, when learning about a new country, especially one that is so different from ours, it is important to visually see what it is like. This new country can be described to us with words only, but we would have to rely heavily on our imagination. Wait a second. How can we imagine something we’ve never even seen? That’s difficult to do, so it is best to use images. On page 32, we are told about the Pyongyang Subway, one of the nation’s prides. Delisle’s work is very detailed here, perhaps more than other panels. The amount of detail emphasizes how North Koreans feel about this particular area, but of course, we would not be able to fully understand what the location is about without being guided with words.
We can see how Delisle uses aspect-to-aspect transitions.There is so much that we need to take in as learners, so that is the best way to show us as much as possible. The whole page sticks to one topic like the statue of Kim Il-sung and the Pyongyang Subway, but we get to see a lot of different details regarding them because of the aspect-to-aspect transitions, and that really helps us understand this new country much better.
Delisle informs us about North Korea in the form of graphic journalism. It isn't simply just another little story. The graphic novel form is great for reporting because, like I’ve mentioned before, it is a unique way of traveling through the event and experiencing it, but believe it or not, some might not consider this type of work journalism because it is easy to automatically assume it is more of a historical story, but it will just take some time to adjust to what this genre is about as it is also very new to me. But it's great! I'm into journalism and into learning new things, so I'm going to give this genre a chance and so should you!
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