3 Questions
What was Shaun Tan's goal when writing The Arrival?
To create empathy in readers
What is the main focus of The Arrival?
An immigrant's life
What was Shaun Tan's approach to writing The Arrival?
He wrote it with multiple frames and panels
Study Notes
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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.
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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.
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Tan's goal was to create empathy in readers, and if the book succeeds in doing so, he will feel satisfied.
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.
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