Shaun Tan's Memorial
Memorial
By Gary Crew and Shaun Tan
There are many techniques used to create meaning in the text ‘Memorial’ written by Shaun Tan and Gray Crew. A detailed examination of any double page from Memorial can show how well the author and illustrator uses these techniques to show meaning.
One technique used in the Fourth Opening is the use of objects. There are many images in this opening, one of which is the fading picture of Old Pa. The drawing shows the viewer what Old Pa looks like and it shows that he is a very old man. As we can see from the picture, Old Pa is slowly fading away this gives the effect of telling the reader that Old Pa might not live for much longer. Another image used in this opening are the all the medals on Old Pa’s
By Gary Crew and Shaun Tan
There are many techniques used to create meaning in the text ‘Memorial’ written by Shaun Tan and Gray Crew. A detailed examination of any double page from Memorial can show how well the author and illustrator uses these techniques to show meaning.
One technique used in the Fourth Opening is the use of objects. There are many images in this opening, one of which is the fading picture of Old Pa. The drawing shows the viewer what Old Pa looks like and it shows that he is a very old man. As we can see from the picture, Old Pa is slowly fading away this gives the effect of telling the reader that Old Pa might not live for much longer. Another image used in this opening are the all the medals on Old Pa’s