Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Appropriation Essay

The classical tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was originally written as a poem in the late 14th century and is famously rewritten in the collection of Arthurian legends by Thomas Malory known as Le Morte Darther. The popularity and significance of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has resulted in many different appropriations based off it, including a short graphic novel written by Joyce Lin in 2011 for young audiences. The appropriation has modified the original story to suit the younger generation of 2011 by turning it into a visual cartoon novel with simple sentences to make it easy for children to follow as the story is not completely reliant on words. Lin also included humour and exaggeration of the characters features which attract and engage a young modern audience as well as providing a summary to the original narrative, thus allowing young

There is a common use of exaggerated expressions of the cartoon characters to convey a specific emotion and to evoke a humorous response from a young audience. These exaggerated expressions include tightly shut eyes and open mouths such as the image of Gawain and the Lord of the Castle on page 14 or the crossed-out eyes symbolising death in the animals on page 13. These create a light-hearted feel to the story even when death is present to make the story more appropriate for a younger audience and to retain interest in the story. Humorous sound effects are also used throughout the visual novel to retain the light-hearted approach and engagement for a younger audience. These sound effects include words like “sigh” and even a question mark “?” accompanied with a confused expression. These words accompanied with their simple and humorous images keep a young audience interested and engaged with the story of Sir Gawain and the Green