Skim

Reading Skim was my first experience with a graphic novel. It was very hard for me to get used to how to read it and what came next in the novel. There are many issues in this novel that are very easy to relate to. I found it hard to believe that this was a children's novel. I do think that it is appropriate for teenagers, which is said to be in the children's section, but I know I would not want anyone under the age of middle school to be reading these things. Issues such as suicide were mentioned. I have known a few people who have been involved with this issue and I do believe it is crucial to be mentioned to children. This book really covers a wide variety of things from the imaginary wick en to serious issues like suicide and inappropriate teacher and student relationships. I really enjoyed this novel and I thought that it was a very fun read. It is a little bizarre but I think that is why i enjoyed it.

Images

I chose this image because we talked a lot about photoshopped pictures with the Dove campaign "Evolution". Although this picture is not nearly photoshopped as much as the one in the Dove commercial there is a big difference in not only the hair but her chest and especially her waist and legs.

This GI Joe Doll goes along with our discussion of just how much the concept of this muscular body has changed over the years and how much emphasis is put on it.

I found this picture and thought it was very interesting. Its a "fat" Barbie. We talked a lot about how Barbie has the dimensions that would not be able to support a woman so I liked this picture because it is trying to prove a point about Barbie.

This image is all about the concept of body image. You can see that this woman is looking into the mirror but the image she is seeing is a completely different person.

This goes a long with our discussion of personal and private writing. I liked this image because it is a locked diary so it represents personal and private writing.