Topic > Investitivity and Madness in Shaun Tan's Arrival

The author uses many techniques to convince readers to see things from his point of view. Shaun Tan uses symbolization, zoom, abstract art and different filters to tell stories. At the beginning of the book, Shaun Tan uses foreshadowing to give the reader a hint of what he will show on the next page. Another technique she uses is to show readers the little girl's point of view. We can see from her eyes, her father reaching out to hold her hand. This is Jason Silva's video on the "creativity of madness". Shaun Tan pushes us out of our comfort zone by illustrating an image-only book. By using images there can be many interpretations of the book for readers. As a group, Alexa and I went through the book and she came up with really interesting ideas and I would contribute to our list too. We came up with lots of ideas, I have a whole page in my notebook with key points from Shaun Tan's book. It was interesting to hear Alexa's perspective because I wouldn't have seen it the way she saw it. This brings me to the exploration of the we class