(2/2)2 short answers and one essay about 3 comic books, 20 hours limit

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Final Exam: English 112 Literature Now Spring 2020 Instructor: Dr. Jason Starnes

You have 24 hours to complete this exam. When complete, submit your Word document to the Moodle assignment.

I. SHORT ANSWER: worth 5 marks each (approximately 250-400 words) Answer ANY 2 of the following short answer questions. Use multiple paragraphs. Mark your question numbers clearly in your document.

1. In Sabrina, Nick Drnaso uses domestic space to illustrate details about the 1 characters and their relationships. Referring to the panels below, discuss the significance of space.

domestic space is space inside the home1

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2. In Sabrina, some people react to traumatic events with a conspiracy theory about a “black site.” Explain and analyze the theory about this space using details from the book.

3. In Sabrina, what is the effect on the story of Drnaso’s simulacra of email interfaces, 2

books, surveys, as well as video games, including the examples below? Refer to at least one other example. 


A simulacrum is an image or representation of something. 2

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II. Essay: worth 10 marks (500-1000 words) Focussing on Sabrina, write a well-organized, developed essay on ONE of the following topics. Note that you must discuss images, not only language or story. DO NOT repeat material from your Essay.

4. In the Shadow of No Towers and Sabrina each deal with conspiracy theories. Referring to at least 4 examples in total, interpret the connection of these theories with trauma.

5. Comedy and tragedy appear in each book we studied this semester. Making reference to all three of the graphic novels studied, analyze details and write a close reading of the connection between comedy and tragedy.

6. Referring to his artwork, Drnaso notes: “At a certain point I realized that stripping away was more effective than … adding things.” Making reference to the panel below, analyze abstraction in all three of the graphic novels studied.