The Catcher In The Rye Visual Representation

Image Analysis Exercise

We can see a man looking through a window holding something that looks like a math compass, there is a closet behind him that has a globe and some books on top of it and behind that we can see the wall that has something written or engraved in it and is also holding a painting which has a chair under it and in front of it we can see a wooden suitcase which rests in the floor with something that loos like and armchair with a carpet on top of it.

It looks like a Sunday morning , I get the feeling the man in the photo is some kind of thinker or scientist that just got out of bed and put on his dressing gown to keep studying but he gets lost looking trough the window at all the risers doing their everyday activities and asking himself lots of questions. 

Graphic Novel Page Analysis Excersise

Panel N.1:

We can see Amir sort of spying his dad and Rahim that are sitting in a blue and grey couch, they are having something to drink that seems to be tea surrounded by a nice cozy environment in a "soft" afternoon lighting.

Baba looks to be asking himselft lots of questions without yet realizing that Amir is whatching Rahim looks like he just turned back and saw Amir and he has a sad look in his face, I think he is sad that Amir had to hear all the things he talked with Baba and by the position of this arms I think Amir is a little shocked about Rahim looking at him. The environment and the light gives me a sense of sadness.

Panel N.2

Baba is taking his pipe out of his mouth and he is looking at Amir and Amir is by the stairs looking at him back.

Amir has a sad look on his face which I believe is hiding the anger within him, Baba in the other hand looks more surprised and a bit worried about what Amir might have heard.

Panel N.3

Amir runs to the stairs crying, Baba looks very surprised while Rahim looks to be sad.

Amir probably realized where he was, he escaped his state of shock and started crying, probably what he heard remembered him of something, Rahim seems to be very sad for Amir while Baba looks surprised and probably disappointed. 

Panel N.4

Amir ran out the house and Hassan looks at him.

I get a sad feeling, I have a feeling its a windy day. Amir is no longer crying be he seems angry and cofused and Hassan is probaly confused too but I have a feeling that he knows what happened.

Panel N.5

The panel is cut in half, Hassans "dad" comes out and stops Hassan from intervening.

Hassans "dad" thinks that's is better for someone else to go talk to Amir.

Panel N.6

Rahim also runs out the house and catches Amirs shoulder he tells Amir that there was a miss understanding.

Amir is probaby blinded by what he heard and does not want to talk to Rahim, I get another feeling of sadness and I think that Amir has gone trough many problems in his life.

Panel N.7

The panel is cut in half but you can see Rahim Khan with a strange look in his face, he seems to be sweating.

By the look on Rahim's face I feel like he is confused, probably about what Amir is telling him, he also feels sad about Amir.