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Graphic Trickster Tale Analysis

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A graphic trickster tale is an elaborated comic strip that involves a trickster. Graphic trickster tales have a mystical element, a metaphor, and definitely has a trickster character. A trickster is someone who interrupts or disturbs the order of things. In a trickster tale there is always mystery, and due to a trickster having no true identity, only makes it harder to cipher out who the trickster is. In a graphic trickster tale, it can be quite burdensome to understand the critical points if he or she doesn’t properly asses the story by using certain advances from the reading process. In the reading process There are five points to help you fully comprehend the graphic trickster tale. A really essential step is step one, and it’s for the …show more content…

Dialog is a major key within eminently things such as books and tales. I say this for when you analyze the text, it helps the reader bring everything together and to grasp the major points for a reader to find out. This step assists the reader to set the mood of the tale. About all of these tales have dialog balloons which means that they display the communication between characters. For example in How the Alligator got his Brown, scaly skin while the rabbit was talking to the other animals about alligator, his balloons had more action words. for example, his bubble said “I know, alligator thinks he is so big and bad but I know someone tougher than him”. Other animals such as Owl conversates with rabbit asking “whoo-whoo is Mr. Trouble?”. In conclusion, when reading a graphic trickster tale, It is onerous to understand the prime points If he or she doesn’t properly asses the story by using the reading process. After reading this I hope that readers apply these steps to not only graphic trickster tales but to other books. These steps can really assist with anything he or she reads. Observing and assessing the dialect are key tools to have during your English journey, which will make you more well rounded as a

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