Topic > The ghost world of Daniel Clowes: argumentative comparison

On the back cover of the comic "Ghost World", by Daniel Clowes, the two main characters of the book are depicted in color. This surprisingly significant image, surely ignored by most Clowes readers, represents worlds of diversity within the book's frames. Sporting pink spandex pants under her yellow goldfinch skirt and a blue t-shirt to match perfectly, Enid appears to be living her life outside the bubble. She is a very dynamic girl, particularly interested in her surroundings and the people around her. On the other hand, Becky is dressed like a "typical" girl, with a long black skirt and a white blouse, thus representing her compliant presence in the world. Becky is much more passive than Enid, going with the flow of things just living life. Enid and Becky's contrasting personalities come ironically, being best friends. However, it highlights the qualities that define them in the comic, silently calling attention to the values ​​of life, what is real and what is not. The title page on the second page of the book can be analyzed to show how Enid lives a different life. life compared to those "inside". The illustration is colored in a light shade of blue, which somehow conveys a dark and lifeless feeling. The image shows Enid walking down the street with her hands in her pockets, from behind. Night falls as the bright moon watches over Ghost World at dusk, casting Enid's shadow on the sidewalk behind her. To his right is a house with a window and the phrase Ghost World scrawled on the side of the building. Everything in the scene is shaded and colored in the shape of a robin's egg in the middle of a sheet of paper, i.e. the lovely old man who bought the pathetic flowers from the supermarket to take home to his wife. Becky doesn't notice these little details that Enid does, nor does she care much. In any case, they are in different worlds. Whose is the real world? There is no answer to this. If it's real to them, then it will be. The characters are different in the comic and it helps the reader to not only understand the plot and distinguish between the two characters, but to show that people are naturally different, immature or mature, conforming or non-conforming. Diversity makes the world what it is, and that's as real as it gets. Work Cited Clowes, Daniel. Fantagraphics "Ghost World" (April 1, 2001)