"Cures"
What is the name of the Voodoo Priestess?
Mathilda Beauvoir
What are the three most common ghosts found surrounding David?
The Devil (man in trench coat), the Skeleton, and the Cat
What family member is said to be the most religious (Catholic)?
What is David fascinated by at the Castle of Chillon?
The armor and the weapons
What two ideas predominate in the study of autobiography?
The relation of text to historical truth and the relation of text to the conventions of biography
What religious process did Jean-Christophe undergo?
An exorcism
What type of ghost is the children's grandfather?
A bird
Who does Jean-Christophe hide behind for protection?
his mother
What does David take from Jean-Christophe after he tries to break into his room?
A knife
What does Monique Yaari suggest about the turning point for an autobiography?
It occurred in 1975 with the publication of Roland Barthes par Roland Barthes
What is the first thing that happens on their pilgrimage to Lourdes?
They are lined up and plunged into cold water.
What are the bird ghosts wearing instead and are referred to as "new armor"?
Suits
What does the grandmother refer to Jean-Christophe's condition as?
the slows; a little stupid
Who does David eventually leave behind? Where does he leave them?
He leaves his ghosts behind in the forest
"Autobiography is the genre that offers the most explicit promise of legitimizing cartoonists as _________"
authors
What does Steiner create with Anthroposophy?
A method of teaching that allows man to study every facet of life
When Jean-Christophe has public seizures, there are many drawings surrounding him. What feature of these drawings are overexaggerated?
The eyes
What is the main question David has regarding his brother throughout pages 217-276?
What does he see / where does he go when he has seizures?
What does David add to his brother's face when he has more seizures / falls deeper into illness?
more lines / "scary" features
What was the best-known autobiographical comic in Europe to come out of the American underground comics movement?
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Who tells the parents that Jean-Christophe might have to be committed to a psychiatric clinic? Why?
Doctor M. because he tried to hurt his mother
Who is the "creature" with the ax standing over David in the bath tub?
Jean-Christophe
What happens after Jean-Christophe burns himself with the match?
He attacks his mom
Where do David and his ghosts normally congregate? Be specific.
The forest, but more specifically, around a campfire in the forest
Who was termed the "Persian comics star"?
Marjane Satrapi