Podcast
Questions and Answers
What was Shaun Tan's goal when writing The Arrival?
What was Shaun Tan's goal when writing The Arrival?
- To create a children's picture book
- To create a film-like experience
- To create a sense of continuity
- To create empathy in readers (correct)
What is the main focus of The Arrival?
What is the main focus of The Arrival?
- An imaginary world
- An immigrant's life (correct)
- A film making process
- A children's picture book
What was Shaun Tan's approach to writing The Arrival?
What was Shaun Tan's approach to writing The Arrival?
- He wrote it as a children's picture book
- He wrote it as a film-making process
- He wrote it with multiple frames and panels (correct)
- He wrote it as a novel
Study Notes
-
Shaun Tan's graphic novel, The Arrival, tells the story of an immigrant's life in an imaginary world that sometimes vaguely resembles our own.
-
Tan differentiates The Arrival from children's picture books, explaining that there's more emphasis on continuity in texts with multiple frames and panels, and that a graphic novel text like his more closely resembles a film making process.
-
Tan's goal was to create empathy in readers, and if the book succeeds in doing so, he will feel satisfied.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
Explore insights into Shaun Tan's graphic novel, The Arrival, and learn about the author's unique approach to storytelling and creation of empathy in readers.
