Spiegelman, Maus
Satrapi, Persepolis
Barry, Two Questions

Directions: You are required to answer only one of the following questions. This question is due no later than Thursday, Sept. 22.

Please answer the question as thoughtfully as possible, after reading the lecture. Then post your answer to the English 102 Message Board by the deadline.

Your responses to other students' answers are due by midnight on Sunday, Sept. 25. In order to get the full 20 points, you MUST respond thoughtfully to at least 3 other people's postings.

We will be using the Canvas Discussion Board for this class. Click on the link below to get to the LACCD portal, sign in, and then click on the link for Canvas in the right column. This will take you to the Canvas dashboard. From there, click on the square with the name of our class. Once you've entered the class, you will find the "Discussions" link on the left side of the screen:

LACCD portal

Remember: This discussion question is worth a possible 20 points. Late answers will receive 0 points. Points will be assigned according to the thoughtfulness of your answer, not by whether it is "right" or not, since sometimes there is no "right" answer. Just be sure your ideas are supported by the material in the story (see Lecture 1).


1. Choose only one of the graphic stories we read and explain how the style of its pictures contributes or detracts from the emotions or ideas of the story.

2. We already know the Holocaust was horrible, and we know that the oppression of the Iranian government is horrible. We don't really need to have that proven to us. So what is the point of reading Maus or Persepolis?

3. What is Lynda Barry saying about creativity in Two Questions?