Published Online:September 2024
Product Name:The IUP Journal of English Studies
Product Type:Article
Product Code:IJES070924
Author Name:Bhupendra Nandlal Kesur, Komal Ashok Raisinghani and Pradnya Chandrakant Birhade
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Subject/Domain:Arts and Humanities
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Pages:91-98
Graphic novels can be integral to enhancing curriculum standards. However, comic books, as educational material, still remain controversial in certain education systems, as this medium is regarded by some as sheer entertainment, thereby hindering students’ motivation to seek out informal, picture-based literature to read. Graphic adaptation being of great interest to many students, this literary medium may well increase the motivation of young readers to engage in reading and literacy. This paper shows how graphic adaptation can prove to be an effective way to introduce students to classic works of literature, with an analysis of Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation.
Literature is the foundation of life. Literature enables people to see the world through the eyes of others. The ability to see the world through a pair of fresh eyes encourages the readers to reflect upon their own lives.