You Don T Know Me Analysis

As I come of age, I do not only learn in the classroom as a student taking English 1 at Sage Hill but in general as a teenager learning how life works. In this past school year alone, I have learned the importance of communication and the concept that friends come and go, but family stays forever. These lessons relate to the themes of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You.

Vivid images can be found abundantly throughout the novel and helps to portray scenes to the point where the audience can actually imagine, smell, touch, and hear everything that is going on. “No matter how they scrubbed their hands, the residue of Red Hot Mama had a way of sticking round, as pesty and persistent as a chaperone at a high school dance.” (158). In some instances the audience can acquire a sense, based on the description whether the characters are self absorbed, considerate, or overly concerned about their appearance. “I ought to be shot for looking like this” she’d tell the mirror in the front hall before going out the door. “I look like I’ve been drug through hell backwards,” she would say on and ordinary day. “Like death warmed over. Like something the cat puked up.” (103). The emergence of the images presented in the novel can help present a better understanding and in some cases, a connection to one of the

Distinctively visual texts aim to manipulate the we perceive images critically affecting our interpretation of events and people we meet in our lives. Distinctively visual techniques are utilised in the ‘Run Lola Run’ directed by Tom Tykwer and the picture book ‘Red Tree’ written by Sean Tan. The way the distinctively visual is shown throughout these texts is through the use of motifs, different angle shots, colours, lighting and reading paths. These techniques aim to show the important themes in both texts such as time, hope and love.

By using imagery throughout the book, the reader gets a better idea of what life was like through Jeanette's eyes.

Through the use of symbols in the story such as the secret journal, the nursery and the wallpaper to present the sense of

The objects I had chosen each had a significance to me in my personal life. I chose a dried rose, a key, and a camera. Each object brings a significant memory to mind when I think of them. The camera reminds me of my passion, and of the day I bought it at a thrift shop with my closest friends. Secondly, the rose reminds me of my last concert in my high school orchestra when my father gave me the rose. Lastly, the key brings back memories from the individual who had given it to me. I choose this particular composition because it was visually pleasing, additionally, the strap of the camera and the chain on the necklace draws the eye around the page and back to the camera.

Because of this, words and images cannot be put together without a direct context to lead the reader; otherwise, a message would be interpreted incorrectly. Due to this, there was a crucial overlap which linked Mitchell’s work with any other photographic essay. I noticed throughout W.J.T Mitchell’s work the main theme of perspective to be emphasized. Most importantly, Mitchell, Mollison and many other photographers that depend on words and images find a way for each reader to develop a distinct idea, to understand what the writer is conveying, and to develop a relative idea to others in interpreting the image from all other perspectives.

The graphic on my cover shows the theme of my book which is change and transformation. It shows the because the suitcases show the journey, that the main character Ginny had to go through to become a better person. Also, the many colors in the background represents the all the cars and people rushing around Ginny while she was traveling the world.

In my ISU Media Display, I used a variety of symbols and images to highlight important elements from The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg. Through visual representation of characters, incorporation of key symbols and the use meaningful images I was able to create a project that highlights the crucial element of the novel. I used a variety of images that depict some of the main characters via symbolism. For example, Christina has an “interest in literature” (page 21) and makes multiple references to her love for the arts. Therefore, I depicted her as a paintbrush to re-emphasize her passions towards artistry. However, I did not represent Martha as an object, I illustrated her as a senior woman with a walker.

Feminism is an interesting topic. It is about empowering women so that they can be seen as equals to men. It is a movement that many ignore because they do not believe in what the movement entails. Yet, is it that they do not believe in this movement or rather that they do not understand what the movement is.

For the everyday piece of art journal I wrote about the albatross that is in front of Alden library. Students walk by sculpture once maybe twice a day and do not realize the meaning of its beauty. Now when I am walking past Alden with a friend I mention the artwork and make it known that it resembles the seven floors of Alden

During the past year my art has taken a significant turn towards the multimedia realm of collage. I have learned to combing my early artistic training in painting and drawing with my more personal and experimental art that is often involves sustainable or found objects and reclaimed textiles. Because I am also pursuing a degree in English literature, storytelling and narrative, personal, socio political, or otherwise has become intertwined with and essential to my creative process. In the four pieces that I am submitting I had a very clear narrative in mind when starting each piece. For example, the piece Ontario began when I was given an old map of Ontario. The song “Ontario” by Neil Young and the story he tells through the lyrics immediately came to mind and inspired not only the portrait but the brushstrokes and mood of the entire piece.

Many wonderful Disney songs have impacted and changed or childhood greatly, yet often times some people fail to understand the meaning of it. “You've Got a Friend in Me”, by Randy Newman, is a favorable Disney classic that explains how true friends can help you tremendously when you are in a tough situation. This song relates remarkably well to the book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares, in which both stories discuss how a friend can help and give you the support and encouragement to be successful. For instance, Lena helped Bridget boost her confidence after a complicated incidence occurred. Newman addressed, “there isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for you, We stick together, we can see it through...”. In this statement,

I cannot say enough about how thankful I am for you showing me how to be a musher and everything else you do for me. From the payment of the food for the dogs to fixing the sleds we broke to bringing us on our fun and exciting adventures, you were always there at my side. Whenever I thought I was a piece of junk you would always find a way for me not to think like that and find something I was good at. I don’t know what my life would be without you in it because you play a major role in it and I’m glad for that. I was looking for inspiration from some quotes and I found one by someone of the name of Ibn Batutta. It said “Traveling- It leaves you speechless, then turn you into a storyteller.” and I thought that is so true and that all the

I created three images of my dogs. I created two pop art pieces and one obey piece. I selected the images of my dogs because I miss my dogs very much and cannot wait to see them and the cute and dumb things that they will do during Thanksgiving. I selected three images of them specifically a puppy and the two of them as adults. I selected the one of them as puppies because I remember when they were young, small, cute, and full of so much energy. I also chose the one of them when they were younger because I wanted to show them united as brothers. I choose the two pictures of them now as “adults” to show the separate personality’s they have adapted. I feel that these images don’t really represent me as student and worker I think they represent