We chose "My Son The Fanatic" by Hanif Kureishi because we all agreed that it is a particularly interesting story, dealing with thorny isseus such as racial discrimitation, migration, identity and religion, among others. As we are not proficient technology users, the selction of the tool was an arduos task. We inclined ourselves to work with Toondoo because we thought it would be more user friendly than the others, nonetheless we have encountered many difficulties which we were able to sort out successfully. We hope you enjoy our final product.
The first scene we depicted is the one in which Ali goes to the mosque with his belongings in order to donate them to the charity. Here, we can learn about the character's inner thoughts when he says that capitalism has dragged him into materialism, but luckily his faith and the Koran saved him from living a sinful and consumerist life.
In the second cartoon strip, we pictured Parvez and his sinful actions such as smoking and drinking alcohol while wondering whether he has made a mistake as a father that could have pushed Ali into this ardent fanaticism.
In the third strip we portrayed the final scene in the story. In this scene Parvez, feeling absolutely helpless by the situation, hits Ali. Also, we showed Ali's defiant and at the same time victimising attitude asking his father: "So who's the fanatic now?"
In the final strip we included an absent scene that we decided to add to the story in which Ali, unable to put up with his father's sinful attitude, leaves home.
The first scene we depicted is the one in which Ali goes to the mosque with his belongings in order to donate them to the charity. Here, we can learn about the character's inner thoughts when he says that capitalism has dragged him into materialism, but luckily his faith and the Koran saved him from living a sinful and consumerist life.
In the second cartoon strip, we pictured Parvez and his sinful actions such as smoking and drinking alcohol while wondering whether he has made a mistake as a father that could have pushed Ali into this ardent fanaticism.
In the third strip we portrayed the final scene in the story. In this scene Parvez, feeling absolutely helpless by the situation, hits Ali. Also, we showed Ali's defiant and at the same time victimising attitude asking his father: "So who's the fanatic now?"
In the final strip we included an absent scene that we decided to add to the story in which Ali, unable to put up with his father's sinful attitude, leaves home.
It seems we have all enjoyed My Son the Fanatic! Melisa and I had thought nobody was going to choose it. I think the tool is quite user- friendly, it only takes some time to explore it and see how it works and the many possibilities it offers us. (What a surprise when we realised we could create our own characters!) We had problems when trying to see the final product, but it seems the page was not working well that day. Well, I see that in general this is quite similar to ours. The untold scene is wonderful! How many times have we dreamt of going away from home when having an argument with our parents? Quite realistic! Hahaha
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ReplyDeleteIt's incredible that most of us have chosen the same story, it definitely shows we all liked it. However, we've all focused our attention on different characters, points of view and events. That is really interesting as it shows how different readers perceive the same text in a different way. In your case you've chosen to focus on Ali and his behaviour towards life, his father, religion and a possible consequence of all this. Congrats! :)
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