tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post4215042234088051262..comments2023-11-05T07:27:43.837-05:00Comments on Narrative and Technology: Color Significance in Jimmy CorriganAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-77848780179484346842014-03-17T18:14:06.227-04:002014-03-17T18:14:06.227-04:00There is a lot with color on this page, and arguin...There is a lot with color on this page, and arguing that he is an oversized infant is fine - but I'm not totally clear on how (or whether) your using color to analyze his maturity or lack thereof. We'll see how that develops.<br /><br />Good discussion of the neutral colors / blackness / pink. But does the pink emasculate him or his father, or simply imply another dimension to his father? You need to decide whether the colors are our lens into Jimmy, his father, or both - and if both, how we decide which colors apply to which person.<br /><br />Without disagreeing with your analysis of the blue & red sounds at all - because I don't - I do wonder what you're doing with them ultimately. What you've given us is a perfectly good analysis of how colors work, or can be red, in different ways across a page. But there really isn't an argument here - for that, I'd want to see you make a connection between the "literal" colors (e.g., the walls and the couch) and the "metaphorical" colors (how we see what he hears). After all, you talk about both - shouldn't you do it in a unified way?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-6590664637036034582014-03-07T11:37:33.180-05:002014-03-07T11:37:33.180-05:00I really like the analysis you do in the second pa...I really like the analysis you do in the second paragraph“: The environment of the father’s apartment consists of shades of light browns and greens on the walls and a black floor. These all seem to be soothing, neutral colors that aren’t very intrusive. She supports the idea that lighter backgrounds feel safer than dark ones because we feel safer during the day than at night. When the phone rings and Jimmy becomes scared thinking about who could be calling in the smaller panels, the background is fittingly black to show his feelings of insecurity and fear…Following another theme in the book, this color could be used to emasculate Jimmy as a functioning adult and cast him in a passive, fragile light.” I think this is an inquisitive observation, but it needs further explanation. Why is this “emasculating” color scheme present here? This goes beyond the scope of this essay assignment, but it might be interested to look at this depiction of Jimmy throughout the book. Is he always depicted this way, does it change in the second half of the book?<br />In paragraph four, you talk about how color is used to represent different senses and how color represents a shift in Jimmy’s focus. Again, this is a good observation that could probably use further analysis, but in all fairness a complete analysis of this scene would probably be longer than the book itself. I disagreed, however, with the following sentence: “Blue is generally a color that implies calmness or passivity, which is fitting to represent Jimmy’s thoughts and oppose the harsh, red stimuli.” Perhaps I interpreted this in a different way than you intended, but I thought the differences in font size and style represented his different emotional responses. As I was reading, I thought the thought bubbles should be in red, because Jimmy is scared, and his thoughts would be racing and frantic rather than calm and passive. <br />You conclude with, “The intrusiveness of the red on Jimmy’s blue thoughts in this neutral room coupled with Jimmy’s child-like panic in response to the phone ringing clearly show his fear and anxiety caused by this normal, adult event.” This is another good observation, but what I keep wondering if why does he react this way?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424609059275374029noreply@blogger.com