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The Arrival
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The Arrival is a migrant story told as a series of wordless images that might seem to come from a long forgotten time. A man leaves his wife and child in an impoverished town, seeking better prospects in an unknown country on the other side of a vast ocean. He eventually finds himself in a bewildering city of foreign customs, peculiar animals, curious floating objects and indecipherable languages. With nothing more than a suitcase and a handful of currency, the immigrant must find a place to live, food to eat and some kind of gainful employment. He is helped along the way by sympathetic strangers, each carrying their own unspoken history: stories of struggle and survival in a world of incomprehensible violence, upheaval and hope.
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1) What interests Shaun Tan about belonging particularly?
2) What is the 'problem' of belonging?
3) What is existentialism?
4) What was the inspiration for Shaun Tan's book?
5) What is the difference between a picture book and a graphic novel?
The Arrival
ReplyDelete1. I realise that I have a recurring interest in notions of ‘belonging’, particularly the finding or losing of it. Whether this has anything to do with my own life, I’m not sure, it seems to be more of a subconscious than conscious concern.
2. Beyond any personal issues, though, I think that the ‘problem’ of belonging is perhaps more of a basic existential question that everybody deals with from time to time, if not on a regular basis.
3. Existentialism is a term applied to the work of a number of 19th- and 20th-century philosophers who held that the focus of philosophical thought should be to deal with the conditions of existence of the individual person and their emotions
4. The book had no single source of inspiration, but rather represents the convergence of several ideas. I had been thinking at one stage about the somewhat invisible history of the Chinese in Western Australia, particularly in an area of South Perth once used as vast market gardens a century ago, which is now grassed parkland.
5. Unwittingly, I had found myself working on a graphic novel rather than a picture book. There is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book illustration.
1) What interests Shaun Tan about belonging particularly?
ReplyDeleteShaun Tan's previous work as an illustrator and writer, (The Lost Thing, The Red Tree), Shuan grew a interest in the topic of "belonging". Shuan has some part of his life of a subconscious than a conscious concer.
2) What is the 'problem' of belonging?
Things go wrong comes from a regular basis where things we expect, goes the wrong way. The other worst thing is when it rises.
3) What is existentialism?
"(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves"
4) What was the inspiration for Shaun Tan's book?
The book doesnt represent any source of inspiration. One stage about the somewhat invisible history of the Chinese in Western Australia, particularly in an area of South Perth once used as vast market gardens a century ago
5) What is the difference between a picture book and a graphic novel?
"There is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book illustration."
1) What interests Shaun Tan about belonging particularly?
ReplyDeleteShaun Tan's previous work as an illustrator and writer. Shuan grew an interest in the topic of "belonging". Shuan has some part of his life of a intuitive than a conscious concern.
2) What is the 'problem' of belonging?
Things can go wrong when we least expect them to. Sometimes you think that things are going your way but then in a blink of an eye the tables can turn and you can find yourself in a situation.
3) What is existentialism?
Noun Philosophy
A philosophical attitude associated especially with Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Sartre, and opposed to rationalism and empiricism, that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices.
4) What was the inspiration for Shaun Tan's book?
The book had no single source of inspiration, but rather represents the convergence of several ideas. I had been thinking at one stage about the somewhat invisible history of the Chinese in Western Australia, particularly in an area of South Perth once used as vast market gardens a century ago, which is now grassed parkland.
5) What is the difference between a picture book and a graphic novel?
"There is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book illustration."
The arrival_ brandon gulasi
ReplyDelete1. Shaun tan has recurring interest in notions of ‘belonging’, particularly the finding or losing of it.
“Whether this has anything to do with my own life, I’m not sure, it seems to be more of a subconscious than conscious concern”
2. The ‘problem’ of belonging is perhaps more of a basic existential question that everybody deals with from time to time, if not on a regular basis.
“It especially rises to the surface when things ‘go wrong’ with our usual lives.”
3. A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual
experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts.
“I think that the ‘problem’ of belonging is perhaps more of a basic existential question that everybody deals with from time to time”
4. The book had no single source of inspiration, but rather represents the convergence of several ideas. I had been thinking at one stage about the somewhat invisible history of the Chinese in Western Australia, particularly in an area of South Perth once used as vast market gardens a century ago, which is now grassed parkland.
“I did a little research into who these people were and how they related to the Anglo-Australian community around them, and came to be particularly motivated by one short story, ‘Wong Chu and The Queen's Letterbox’ by the West Australian writer T.A.G. Hungerford, which draws on the author’s childhood memories of a strange, segregated group of misunderstood men, and considers their tragic isolation from families back in China.”
5. there is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book illustration.
“I have never been a great reader of comics (having come at illustration as a painter) so much of my research was redirected to a study of different kinds of comics and graphic novels”
1) What interests Shaun Tan about belonging particularly?
ReplyDeleteI realise that I have a recurring interest in notions of ‘belonging’, particularly the finding or losing of it. Whether this has anything to do with my own life, I’m not sure, it seems to be more of a subconscious than conscious concern.
2) What is the 'problem' of belonging?
The ‘problem’ of belonging is perhaps more of a basic existential question that everybody deals with from time to time, if not on a regular basis.
3) What is existentialism?
Existentialism is pertaining to existence.
4) What was the inspiration for Shaun Tan's book?
The book had no single source of inspiration, but rather represents the convergence of several ideas. I had been thinking at one stage about the somewhat invisible history of the Chinese in Western Australia, particularly in an area of South Perth once used as vast market gardens a century ago, which is now grassed parkland.
5) What is the difference between a picture book and a graphic
I had found myself working on a graphic novel rather than a picture book. There is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book illustration.
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1) What interests Shaun Tan about belonging particularly?
ReplyDeleteShaun Tan is interested in belonging, but more specifically he is interested in ‘the finding or losing of it.’
2) What is the 'problem' of belonging?
According to Shaun Tan the ‘problem of belonging’ is ‘more of a basic existential question that everybody deals with from time to time, if not on a regular basis.’ By saying this he portrayed his feelings of belonging and ‘separateness’
3) What is existentialism?
The definition of existentialism is a philosophical attitude that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices.
4) What was the inspiration for Shaun Tan's book?
’The book had no single source of inspiration, but rather represents the convergence of several ideas. I had been thinking at one stage about the somewhat invisible history of the Chinese in Western Australia, particularly in an area of South Perth once used as vast market gardens a century ago, which is now grassed parkland. I did a little research into who these people were and how they related to the Anglo-Australian community around them, and came to be particularly motivated by one short story, ‘Wong Chu and The Queen's Letterbox’ by the West Australian writer T.A.G. Hungerford, which draws on the author’s childhood memories of a strange, segregated group of misunderstood men, and considers their tragic isolation from families back in China.’
5) What is the difference between a picture book and a graphic novel?
‘There is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book illustration.’
1) the series of pictures the arrival interest him because he is a very talented painter and drawer and the pictures describe themself.
ReplyDelete2) the problem with belonging is that when something challenges our comfortable reality or defies our expectations, which is typically the moment when a good story begins, so good fuel for fiction.
3) Existentialism is a term, generally held that the focus of philosophical thought should be to deal with the conditions of existence of the individual person and their emotions...
4) The book has no inspiration. It is a sad story and no one would like to live that life.
5) I had found myself working on a graphic novel rather than a picture book. There is not a difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames,
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ReplyDelete1) What interests Shaun Tan about belonging particularly? The interest that Shaun Tan had on belonging was not sure and that it seemed to be a subconcious than concious concern.
ReplyDelete2) What is the 'problem' of belonging?
Beyond any personal issues, though, I think that the ‘problem’ of belonging is perhaps more of a basic existential question that everybody deals with from time to time, if not on a regular basis.
3) What is existentialism?
Derived from experience or the experience of existence.
4) What was the inspiration for Shaun Tan's book?
He had no inspiration.
He had been thinking at one stage about the somewhat invisible history of the Chinese in Western Australia, particularly in an area of South Perth once used as vast market gardens a century ago, which is now grassed parkland.
5) What is the difference between a picture book and a graphic novel?
There is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book illustration.
Alex aka Bi's & Tri's has plagiarised the work of Danny J.
ReplyDeleteHe is a cheat and a liar.
He needs to spend less time at the gym and more time doing his work.
1. I realise that I have a recurring interest in notions of ‘belonging’, particularly the finding or losing of it. Whether this has anything to do with my own life, I’m not sure, it seems to be more of a subconscious than conscious concern.
ReplyDelete2. Beyond any personal issues, though, I think that the ‘problem’ of belonging is perhaps more of a basic existential question that everybody deals with from time to time, if not on a regular basis.
3. [eg-zi-sten-shuh-liz-uhm, ek-si-] Show IPA
–noun Philosophy .
a philosophical attitude associated especially with Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Sartre, and opposed to rationalism and empiricism, that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices.
4. The book had no single source of inspiration, but rather represents the convergence of several ideas. I had been thinking at one stage about the somewhat invisible history of the Chinese in Western Australia, particularly in an area of South Perth once used as vast market gardens a century ago, which is now grassed parkland.
5. the difference between a picture book and a novel book is that picture books contain pictures only. and maybe a few words, where novels contain all words and maybe just a few pictures.
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ReplyDelete1) What interests Shaun Tan about belonging particularly?
ReplyDeleteShaun tan is more interested in belonging
2) What is the 'problem' of belonging?
Shaun Tan’s problem of belonging is more about existential question that everybody deals with.’
3) What is existentialism?
A philosophical attitude associated especially with Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Sartre, and opposed to rationalism and empiricism, that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices.
5) What is the difference between a picture book and a graphic novel?
Graphic novels tend to cover one story only in its entirety Unlike comic books, any sequels aren’t serials in the graphic novel, but are instead new, complete and entire stories with the basic novel components of beginning, middle and end. Comic books conversely might start a story, begin in the middle of things, or end a story but you can’t read one comic book and get the whole story.
1)What interests Shaun Tan about belonging particularly?
ReplyDeleteThe Interest Towards belonging is that he finds it particularly the finding or losing it. Even if it was if he was he’s own life or someone else’s
“I realise that I have a recurring interest in notions of ‘belonging’, particularly the finding or losing of it. Whether this has anything to do with my own life, I’m not sure, it seems to be more of a subconscious than conscious concern”
2) What is the 'problem' of belonging?
The problem of belonging ” it is more of basic existential question everyone deals with it from time to time , if not a regular basis”
3) What is existentialism?
Existentialism is a term applied to the work of a number of 19th- and 20th-century philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, generally held that the focus of philosophical thought should be to deal with the conditions of existence of the individual person and their emotions
4) What was the inspiration for Shaun Tan's book?
Shaun had no source of inspiration although it says he had other suggestions and thoughts about the book “The book had no single source of inspiration, but rather represents the convergence of several ideas.”
5) What is the difference between a picture book and a graphic novel?
The Difference between a picture book an[“I had found myself working on a graphic novel rather than a picture book “] d a graphic novel is that Shaun tan has worked on a Graphic novel then rather a picture book. According to he’s Said “There is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book illustration”
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ReplyDeleteDanny
ReplyDeleteYou need to use the words of Tan as well as your own. Use quotes!
Nass
See the comment above esp. for Q4 and Q5.
Khoder
Who is the quote from in Q5?
Brandon
Q3 & Q5 need to be in FULL sentences!
Jason
In Q3 what does 'pertaining' mean?
Alex B
In Q3 what does 'self determining' mean?
Anthony
You are a goose. Why is the story sad?
Mark
Who are you?
Paul
Where did you get your answer to Q3 from?
Lexx
ReplyDeleteYou still haven't defined existentialism?
1.The author realise that he had a recurring interest in notions of ‘belonging’, particularly the finding or losing of it. Whether this has anything to do with the authors own life. He wasn’t sure because it seemed to him to be more of a subconscious than conscious concern
ReplyDelete2.The author believed that the ‘problem’ of belonging is perhaps more of a basic existential question that everybody deals with from time to time, if not on a regular basis
3. The word existentialism means: a philosophical attitude that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices.
4.The author believes that he had no single source of inspiration into the creation of his graphic novel, but rather represents the convergence of several ideas
5.The differences between a graphic novel and a picture book is that with a graphic novel, you are able to create your own story line and “let your imagination free” since there is no text to read off too. However, with a picture novel, the story line is given to you, cancelling the actions of your imagination to set its own story
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ReplyDelete1) I recognise that I have a recurring interest in notions of ‘belonging’, especialy the finding or losing of it. Whether this has anything to do with my own life, I’m not sure, it seems to be more of a subconscious than conscious concern.
ReplyDelete2) The problem of belonging is the question that everybody deals with on a regular basis.
3) Existentialism is a term applied to the work of a number of 19th- and 20th-century philosophers
4) The book didn’t have a single source of inspiration, it had many several ideas formed into one.
5) There is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more weight on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book image.
Alex ... This is still not YOUR work. Stop copying the site!
ReplyDelete1. Shaun Tan was interested in the subject ‘belonging’ because it seems to be more of a subconscious than conscious concern.
ReplyDelete2. The ‘problem’ of belonging is perhaps more of a basic existential question that everybody deals with the situation from time to time, if not on a regular basis.
3. Existentialism is a modern philosophical movement stressing the importance of personal experience and responsibility and the demands that they make on the individual, who is seen as a free agent in a deterministic and seemingly meaningless universe.
4. Shaun Tans written books represented with convergence and several ideas but had lacked inspiration. But at one stage at Western Australia, the Chinese history in the area of South Perth once used as a vast market gardens a century ago.
5. There is not a great difference between a graphic novel and a picture book but the graphic novel there is perhaps far more emphasis on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book illustration.
Celik
ReplyDeleteYou haven't A's Q 2 & Q3. Read the Q!
Jacky: Q2?
ReplyDelete1) Shaun Tan's previous work as an illustrator and writer. Shuan grew an interest in the topic of "belonging". Shuan has some part of his life of a intuitive than a conscious concern.
ReplyDelete2) The problem of belonging is the question that everybody deals with on a regular basis.
3) Existentialism is a term applied to the work of a number of 19th- and 20th-century philosophers
4) The book didn’t have a single source of inspiration, it had many several ideas formed into one.
5) There is not a great difference between the two, but in a graphic novel there is perhaps far more weight on continuity between multiple frames, actually closer in many ways to film-making than book image.
Alex
ReplyDeleteQ1 is not a full sentence.
You have a small chest.