Understanding Comics
What "simple" definition does Scott McCloud give for "comics"?
Sequential Art
At the beginning of the story, Frimme is upset because he lost which family member?
His daughter (Rachel)
the point in a person's life when they are first given notice that everything is going to change, whether they know it or not.
Call to Adventure
Doing Good Makes Sense
The Communitarians
What is Uncle Ben's advice to Peter Parker that motivates Peter to use his powers to help others?
"With great power there must also come great responsibility"
The man who first created the modern comic
Rodolphe Topffer
What object in the story most SYMBOLIZES Frimme feeling connected and then betrayed by God?
The contract on the stone tablet
the future hero denies to need to be a hero or to act when needed. This may be from a sense of duty or obligation, fear, insecurity, a sense of inadequacy, or any of a range of reasons that work to hold the person in his or her current circumstances.
Refusal of the Call
Doing Good Is God's Will
The Devout
Who does Peter look up to?
Uncle Ben
What are a few historical civilizations that used comics in their writing?
Central America, France, and Egypt
What does Frimme do with the synagogue's bonds?
He buys apartments for his own wealth and gain.
This is the point where the person actually crosses into the field of adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world and venturing into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are not known.
The Crossing of the First Threshold
Doing Good is Fun
The Socialite
What struggles does Peter have at school?
He is bullied
In comics, what is an "icon"?
a picture or visual display of a person, place, or thing
If a character enters a deep depression, struggling with her or his own emotions, what type of conflict is this?
human vs. self
the hero has committed to the quest, consciously or unconsciously, his or her guide and helper appears, or becomes known.
Supernatural Aid
Doing Good is Family Tradition
The Dynast
A professional wrestler
When images are NOT very specific, such as a basic smiley face, the image is supposed to be related to whom?
When Frimme spits on the stone contract, what theme is being most invoked?
Importance of Family
True meaning of Wealth
Relationships with Faith
The Need to for Acceptance
Relationships with Faith
the final separation from the hero's known world and self. It is sometimes described as the person's lowest point, but it is actually the point when the person is between or transitioning between worlds and selves. The separation has been made, or is being made, or being fully recognized between the old world and old self and the potential for a new world/self.
The Belly of the Whale
Doing Good in Return
The Repayer
How does Peter's Spider-Man costume hurt him?
The wrestlers think he stole from them.