Task: Select one cartoon/illustration between pages 5-71. Do not pick the
illustration at the bottom of page 43. Write a
well-developed 1 page, double-spaced
response discussing the illustration. You are
analyzing the illustration in your discussion.
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What to do in your analysis of the
illustration (these bulleted points tell you what you
need in the analysis):
• Describe what we can see in the picture.
Explain the context (what is happening in the
novel at the time of the picture); cite page#.
• Explain what it reveals about Junior.
• Copy enough of the text to support what you
think the picture says about Junior.
• Discuss how the illustration complements the
text. In other words, you are discussing why
the illustration is significant or why it makes
reading the book better.
• State why this illustration appeals to you.