How does the words and image in Mom’s Cancer interact to tell Brian Fies’ story. Mom’s Cancer deals with serious issues. It talks about mortality. It talks about family. It talks about the challenges people go through when they are faced with a situation with no options. But how can it convey its message seriously when the images of the graphic novels are of lighthearted cartoon people.
It does this with the words that Fies chose to use. He carefully use a tone reflects both the lightheartedness of his image as well as the tragedy of his story. For the most part, these words are focused on the story of his mother and her situation, while the pictures showed the perception of these events as one tries to cope with it. When we read the caption that goes along with his comical images, we are able to realize the severity of the issue and see the emotions Fies might have had when he drew the image. We see that Fies is not trying to tip toe around the true story of his mother’s cancer but rather trying to share his thoughts and emotions on a deeper level.
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