Jimmy Corrigan Final Exam Essay
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Jimmy Corrigan Final Exam Essay
Jimmy Corrigan Essay (Final Exam) MLA Format: 4 pages
Read Chris Ware’s interview with Matthias Wivel and write an essay about one of the essay questions below. Your response should take the form of an academic argument that evaluates “Jimmy Corrigan.”
Link to interview: http://classic.tcj.com/alternative/interview-with-chris-ware-part-1-of-2/
**Note: MW= Michael Wivel; CW=Chris Ware**
Question 1
MW: One of the noticeable metaphors you use is the superhero, and [directed at audience] as you can see here Jimmy is wearing a Superman shirt, being not very super, and …
CW: I think the Superman mythos … I mean, at the same time this book came out, Michael Chabon’s book The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay came out, and he thoroughly examined the idea of what a superhero is so much better than any of us could have ever done. It’s only one facet of it, but in my case I’d always seen the Superman-figure as a father figure, a father stand-in, and certainly when I was growing up that’s what all superheroes were.
MW: Yeah, he becomes a stand-in for the father, and you also undermine the super-human status, of this type of character. This [showing page with superhero falling to his death] always gets reproduced, of course.
When evaluating a work of art, one may assess value by examining an important message that the art work expresses or communicates. Does “Jimmy Corrigan” express something important about the relationship between fathers and sons that’s relevant to our society? If so, what?
Question 2
MW: You show how different immigrants populate America and how their lives are connected specifically through the story of this family. You seem to be making an argument that every family is emblematic of the American experience and of American history. You even seem to suggest that American society, modern society, capitalism, is somehow the reason why people like the Corrigans have never met each other and are alienated in the way they are — that capitalism or modern society has that effect.
Alienation and loneliness is a devastating and unrelenting theme in “Jimmy Corrigan.” Do you think it’s possible to create art with deep meaning in a society that, as the interviewer suggests, results in people who are living disconnected lives? How does “Jimmy Corrigan” perhaps respond to that precise question?
Question 3
CW: I grew up as an only child, emotionally impaired; I hated myself, everybody hated me, etc. etc. I had never met my real father and it kind of lodged in my brain like this weakness, this emotional weakness; I thought, “Someday I’ll meet him,” you know. We Americans are really weak people. I don’t know if you’ve noticed this or not, but we like to whine about ourselves and feel like we’re put upon, even though we are destroying half the world just so that we can be comfortable. But anyway, I’ve grown up in America, so I guess I got that mental trauma. I did this story as sort of an experiment: “What would it be like if I had my real father?” And of course in the middle of working on the story, he actually called me up. So one day I was suddenly talking to my real father and I got to meet him once, briefly, before he died right before I finished the book. So that was the initial emphasis for the story. And in working on it I thought about how families and lives interact in ways that we are both aware of and unaware of, so…
In some ways, there are parallels between Chris Ware and the character he’s created, Jimmy. Jimmy is emotionally impaired and depressing; a Debbie Downer kind of character. He’s not easily likeable or likeable at all, though, perhaps, it is easy to pity or empathize with Jimmy. Jimmy’s story is a heavy downer, too.
Is “Jimmy Corrigan” too depressing to be considering “good”?
Question 4
MW: You’ve sometimes used the analogy of music instead of film.
CW: Well, fundamentally, a comic is that. When you read it, it creates this sense of rhythm or music or melody, even if there’re no words in it. If you listen to the sounds in your head when you read a comic that doesn’t have words in it, you’ll actually hear these kinds of imaginary sounds in your mind. It’s sort of like when you try to think about what the voice in your mind really sounds like? Whose voice is that? Is it really your voice? So I’m trying to get at that a little bit. Which I think is something that all writers try to get to, but I’m using pictures as well.
When we briefly discussed poetry, we talked about the musicality of language. If literature is the study of the human experience, expressed and understood through language: can we consider a graphic novel to be literature? A comic might be music or musical—but is it literature?
Question 5
CW: Yeah, I mean, fundamentally, it’s (comics) an art of composition, the same way that, if you’re a musician or a composer especially, you’re trying to compose something that is coherent and holds together, the same way that our memories are coherent and hold together, but our experiences are not. We take in our experiences and then put them together in a way that makes sense to our personalities and explains our lives and our friends. But the experience itself can be very incoherent and sort of uncomfortable. I guess that sounds pretentious. I should just be telling dumb jokes.
Is Jimmy Corrgan art? And if so, what is it trying to do or say?
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Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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