Week 11 Comics As Contemporary Literature

My favorite thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris is the graphic novel I read for Comics As Contemporary Literature. I can see why thing book is considered literature because the narrative has many layers and is told by multiple points of view. The Primary point of view is from Karen a 10 year old girl who seems to be based on the author. It's a story within a story because its a story about a little girl who draws her life as a comic. She is a fan of monsters so it's no surprise that she draws herself as a little werewolf. Possibly she draws herself as a werewolf because she might have something to hide about herself just like werewolves do when they are humans. I think the mystery element helps the novel seem more like literature. The author uses Karen's process of being a detective to reveal things about the other characters. I wasn't too satisfied by the end because the mystery was not solved.