Doonesbury Cartoon Strip Analysis PDF

The Doonesbury Cartoon Strip By Garry Trudeau A Non-literary Body of Work For IBDP English Language and Literature  Doonesbury, Trudeau and B.D. The following cartoon strips from Doonesbury are ones that focus on B.D.. Like many extended works,...

The Doonesbury Cartoon Strip By Garry Trudeau A Non-literary Body of Work For IBDP English Language and Literature  Doonesbury, Trudeau and B.D. The following cartoon strips from Doonesbury are ones that focus on B.D.. Like many extended works, Trudeau has created a self-contained universe around these characters (of which B.D. is just one) which is also a part of our contemporary world. Here, we focus on B.D. over a period of 45 years, and explore how he and the world around him have changed. Make notes on the strips in terms of context; meaning; stylistic devices (see other files with this lesson); development of character; and links to other works we have studied. B.D. joins the ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps , a group of college and university-based officer training programs for training commissioned officers of the United States Armed Forces) Feb 7 1971 Mar 1 1971 Jun 16 1971 Jun 18 1971 Jun 19 1971 July 26 1971 Jan 31 1972 Feb 1 1972 B.D. is shipped out to active service in the Vietnam War Feb 14 1972 B.D. gets lost in the jungles and meets Phred, a member of the enemy Viet Cong, also lost in the jungle Feb 23 1972 Feb 25 1972 Dec 29 1972 Dec 30 1972 After B.D. is pulled out of Vietnam when the US loses the war, Phred in Saigon wonders about his friend May 31 1975 Jun 3 1975 15 years later, in 1990, B.D. is called up to take part in the first Gulf War, when Iraq invaded Kuwait. B.D. is stationed in Saudi Arabia, waiting for the US command to free Kuwait. Sept 10 1990 Sept 13 1990 Oct 16 1990 Nov 12 1990 Nov 20 1990 Nov 21 1990 Nov 22 1990 Dec 26 1990 Dec 27 1990 Dec 28 1990 Jan 14 1991 Jan 15 1991 Feb 6 1991 Feb 7 1991 Feb 8 1991 Feb 9 1991 Feb 11 1991 March 8 1991 After a spell working as Walden University’s football coach, B.D. is once again called up to fight, this time in Iraq during the second Gulf War. At the battle of Fallujah, he comes under enemy fire... Apr 19 2004 Apr 20 2004 Apr 21 2004 Apr 22 2004 Apr 23 2004 Apr 24 2004 Apr 26 2004 After being demobbed due to injury, B.D. is finding it hard dealing with PTSD. Apr 24 2006 Apr 25 2006 Apr 26 2006 Apr 27 2006 Apr 28 2006 Apr 29 2006