Jimmy Corrigan The Smartest Kid On Earth Sparknotes

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Yugoslavian performance artist Marina Abramović is based known as the grandmother of the preforming arts. She has once claimed that “It's very important that young artists push boundaries, because sometimes you have this urge to do something - like the impulsive and dangerous urges I had as a child - and if you don't follow through with it you might miss out on a developmental experience” Every book that has been read this semester has a charter or charters that walk close to the edge. All of the books have a character who is marching to the beat of their own drum. Four books in particular have a charter who is treated like an outcast. The four books are Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich, Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth written by F.C. …show more content…

The main charter of the graphic novel, Jimmy Corrigan, an outcast; but he is not what people would normally define as an outcast. Jimmy Corrigan is an older gentleman who is often alone and he often “indulges in spiteful daydreams laced with absurd elements.” (From Erdrich to Ware N.P.) Jimmy does not live with any family. His mother lives in a condo and Jimmy’s father is estranged. It is because that Jimmy is alone he has the wild imagination. Jimmy is isolated from his community because he does day dream so much. Jimmy day dreams so much because he is isolated from his community. Jimmy’s life is a paradox. What makes Jimmy different is not his gender, race, or not his economic status. Jimmy is different because of his age, and his mental state. Jimmy’s age keeps him isolated from the community because he feels old. Jimmy knows that he is not as young as he once was. The charter of Jimmy has let his life slip by and he is not sure how he fits into society. Jimmy’s mental state is also a reason why he is isolated. Jimmy’s father reaches out to him and Jimmy becomes conflicted. He is worried that he could hurt his mother who raised him by herself, even though Jimmy wants to meet his father. If one to analyze the charter of Jimmy he has many signs of depression. Jimmy has a hard time making descions, he is alone, and the drawings of Jimmy make him …show more content…

The charter of Catherine “Kitty” Bennet is the outcast of the Bennet family. Catherin Bennet is the outcast of the family. She is the outcast not because people don’t like her or she is odd, she is the outcast because as the reader reads the book you learn about all for daughters. Jane Bennet is the oldest sisters and is Elizabeth Bennet’s confidant. Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist of the novel; she is spirited young woman who knows what she wants. Lydia Bennet is the youngest sister she is immature, and self-involved. Catherin Bennet is described as the sister who flirts with the soldiers with Lydia. Catherin Bennet is the outcast because she is the least important sister in her family. Catherin Bennet is not different because of her race, gender or economic status. All of the Bennet sister have the same race, gender, and economic status. Jane Austen deiced to include the charter of Catherine “Kitty” Bennet because she wanted to show that the family has flaws. Catherine’s perspective is useful to Austen because the events can unfold through someone else’s eyes who the reader can say is mostly unbiased. Pride and Prejudice would not change much if the charter of Catherine “Kitty” Bennet was not present, but because she is there the reader is fully able to see the family dynamic. Because the family has a daughter who is treated like the other the readers are able to learn that the Bennet family is

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