Analyzing Blankets By Craig Thompson

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Analyzing Blankets The story Blankets by Craig Thompson is graphic autobiography talking about his life growing up and how he handled many situations he faced. The story is about Craig who starts off talking about how he grew up on an old farm house and first talks about his relationship with his younger brother. Also some of the struggles he faced in school with standing out and being bullied. One main thing Thompson focuses on throughout the story is his religion in the story he established that he was a devout Christian and talks about some of the issues he faced because of it. Another thing the story focuses clearly on is his relationship with Raina and how it helped him finally become a changed person. In the story Blankets the author …show more content…

This is shown all throughout his life from school to Christian camp. In school Craig stood out because he was a very religious person which was part of the reason why he got bullied. Christian camp stood out the most with this issue because in the story Craig Thompson expresses his devotion to his religion but it is shown most of the kids who went to camp were considered rich kids. Since Craig came from a family that was not as fortunate he did not fit in with the popular kids because he could not afford to do the activities they did like going skiing. He also did not fit in with the outcasts in the camp because he did not do some of the things they did for example when he found out they smoked marijuana. Even though Craig did not fit in much with them he shared a connection with Raina who end up becoming his first …show more content…

Thompson even gains a better relationship with his younger brother and apologizes for not being a better older brother. According to Sparknotes “in the end, he stands his ground and moves on with his life, because he knows that the influence of his family and the Bible do not give him both the freedom and the life he wants to build. All these elements play a negative role in his life ever since he was a child.”( Nurijanyan) In the end the reader can see Thompson as a more open minded