McCloud and Berger

McCloud:

Before you read:
I believe that when you are young, you don't just draw stick figures because you're not artistic enough (which sometimes may be the case) but because they are not fully aware of what they look like. As you grow older, you find out more about who you really are, which makes you want to draw how you observe yourself, or how you think you may look like.

Discussion:
1. I think adults still like the simplicity of cartoon because it gives them a more simplistic view of the cartoons, it opens they're mind to how they can view the writing. It also doesn't limit you're imagination as much. I don't believe that they're is an age in which watching cartoons or reading comics is inappropriate. Having the kid-feeling again as you get older makes things more fun, and gives you different styles of writing. Or just some comedy that may not be so boring as just simple television shows or paragraphs of writings.
2. McCloud uses the comic book format to convey his ideas to the reader, to try and make the readers view things in a different way. If it was only through writing, you wouldn't have the ability to have a more creative imagination while ready.

Applying and Expoling idea's:
1. I do believe that more teaching strategies should contain visual imagery. I think that it'll help students that are more visual learners learn a lot more better, and become more creative.
3. I think that adults grow out of watching cartoons because they feel that they are too mature for them. They believe that they are too childish, and hard to understand. When reading normal writings, they find them more understandable and mature.

Berger:

Before you read:
I would draw a women, face first. Nude, with a blank face, giving the audience a chance to put in a face to let them convey the picture how they want. Maybe they want to see them self, or someone else.

Discussion:
1. I believe that the artists of the paintings knew what they were creating, but wanted to make it so people could convey it in they're own way. All of our faces are masks and we all try to see something else when looking at pictures, I believe that everyone views things in their own way, and that Berger would agree with me.
2. Images are posted all over the internet of women, also on tv and in advertisements. I feel that now, the image of women are conveyed in such inappropriate and different ways. Our culture views women in ways that can be extremely misleading.

Applying and exploring:
1. Men are viewed in a very strong and powerful way. The generation gap that is shown is quite obvious and is extremely different. Although they are different, the man is still viewed in similar ways.
2. There is definently a difference in pictures of women based on how they are posed. If women are looking straight at the camera it can be viewed as more classy in a way. But if they have their chin up looking away you may have more of a powerful look within the women.