For me, the second half of the graphic novel took a turn and was slightly different from the first half. Although it was different from the first half, it still mirrored the novel by splitting it into the narrative of Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case. This part of the book lacks dialogue and is made up of naration just like the novel. Without dialogue and just the narrator’s thoughts, the suspense has disappeared from the plot. The images and narration present Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll’s point of view in an interesting way. In my opinion, the novel’s representation of Lanyon’s narrative and the full statement of the case were better. The reason why I think it was better was because this was the most significant part of the story when everything is revealed and the case is solved. I think words, details and description are essential to inform the reader on the situation and everything that happened. Everything seemed short or cut down in the graphic novel. I feel like without description and elaboration, the graphic novel misses emphasis on important details. Although suspense and description are missing, the graphic novel still manages to convey the basic message with the help of little words. Through reading this I have come to realize that images and words share the same amount of importance and work together to balance a piece of work.
An image that I found interesting was on pages 92 and 93. In these images Jekyll sees himself as Edward Hyde in the mirror for the first time. The words suggest that he is surprised with his new appearance but not shocked that he is evil. He felt good about the change. This thought delighted him and he smiles and shows that he is satisfied and liked Edward Hyde. Out of many images, I felt that this one was a fairly good one and was like sort of a turning point for Jekyll. The words and graphics worked well in this picture to create an idea and there was no struggle.
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