Investivity And Madness In Shaun Tan's The Arriva

Reflection Paper Jason Silva says that “creativity is madness” and he asks the question, what is the difference between a crazy person and an artist? When we classify humans as crazy, it is because to us their behavior is not normal. However, what is normal? In my opinion, normal is subjective. How do we know a “crazy” person isn 't just normal in his head. This brings me to the Jason Silva video about knowing the difference between the two. I believe they have no difference. The relationship between creativity and madness go hand in hand. Both are entirely different points of view. Both leave a comfort zone and push different boundaries within ones self. Jason Silva speaks about a “blank space”, this intrigued me. It brought me back to a memory and I was able to make a connection to his video. I visited Toronto during August of

The author uses many techniques to get readers to view things from his point of view. Shaun Tan uses symbolization, zooming, abstract art and different filters to tell the stories. In the very beginning of the book, Shaun Tan uses foreshadowing to give the reader a hint of what he is going to show on the next page. Another technique he uses is he shows readers the point of view of the little girl. We can see from her eyes, her dad reaching to hold her hand. This relates to Jason Silva’s video on the “creativity of madness”. Shaun Tan pushes us of our comfort zone by illustrating a book with only pictures. By using pictures there can be many interpretations of the book to readers. As a group Alexa and I analyzed the book and she would bring up really interesting ideas and I would also contribute to our list as well. We came up with many ideas, I have a whole page in my notebook with key points of Shaun Tan’s book. It was interesting to hear Alexa’s point of view because I would have not seen it the way she did. This brings me to the class exploration we