The two panels that I am looking at are on pages 182 and 183. These two panels are quite simplistic but a deeper meaning of the whole book is derived from these two panels. These two panels first introduce the blanket that Raina had made for Craig. The interesting thing about this blanket are all the different shapes sewn together. What's interesting about them is that most of the designs are used throughout this novel in different frames. From my perspective, all the whispey patterns used in this blanket remind me of windy, wintery day. When the wind blows a wintery day, the snow scrolls across the landscape in wave - like lines or in spiral motions. But, there is something about the blanket (s) within this novel that spark some interest. Like how the winter has different wave-like motions, so does the blanket. Particularly on pages 182 and 183, the blanket is still to our eyesight the way in which the blanket is drawn is forever moving. In essence though, these particular panels and the novel in general bring forth ideas upon the uses of a blanket. From this novel i see a blanket used for: comfort, attachment of emotion, hiding specific unclean deed, deep love, boy mischief, etc, etc. Like a novel, a blanket tells a story.
Im chosing Craig's relationship bewteen God. Craig has a guilty yet agnostic relationship with God - almost resentful. Throughout the novel Craig struggles to get his mind off of the apparent guilt he has committed against God. The panels that i'm looking at to further describe this relationship are the last two panels of page 77. These two panels of a representation of jesus living in a mangor with a glowing light above his head. what's ironic is that Craig always talked about going in the dark, spider - infested cubby. All in all, Craig could feel resentment to God for all the love he receives. Craig always feel unlike all the others, not as holy especially. He wants to lay in that golden manjor....
Final Evaluation
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