tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post2609495248546809612..comments2023-11-05T07:27:43.837-05:00Comments on Narrative and Technology: Project ProposalAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-68253897911724335102014-04-05T12:36:34.238-04:002014-04-05T12:36:34.238-04:00Some of this seems kind of unfocused - you want to...Some of this seems kind of unfocused - you want to write about Jimmy Corrigan and his relationship with superman, and his relationship with his imagination.<br /><br />It's not a bad general topic - people have done variations on it with different degrees of success, but it certainly *can* work. What will make you succeed or fail is how specific you are both in your ultimate argument and in your attention to details of the text.<br /><br />You don't really have a specific argument yet that I can see, so you might spend some time asking yourself the kinds of questions that could lead to an argument. Where do we see Jimmy using his imagination? What (if anything) does he think/believe about the imagination? What about other characters? Is his imagination (either in general or about superman in particular) good or bad for him?<br /><br />I'm interested in seeing an essay about JC and his imagination, or his specific relationship with superman, as long as you really develop it. Don't just show us where he thinks about superman - show us what it means, or why it matters.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-77867682485890343812014-04-04T14:34:03.723-04:002014-04-04T14:34:03.723-04:00Kevin,
I think this is an interesting idea for yo...Kevin,<br /><br />I think this is an interesting idea for your Final Project. Your idea about Jimmy's imagination seems like a great place to start uncovering why Jimmy is the way he is, and his father and Superman are definitely important pieces. Perhaps, you could pick specific scenes where Jimmy lacks a role model and where he uses Superman to make up for what's missing in his life. I'm curious about how you will connect One-Dimensional Man to Jimmy Corrigan. Maybe you could use Marcuse's ideas about art and the need for multi-dimensional thinking and compare these ideas to Jimmy's vivid imagination. Good luck!<br /><br />BeccaBecca Gargeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819700490064030948noreply@blogger.com