In this assignment I am aiming for an A+. I finish reading Ms. Marvel and have the intrigue of what is going to happen next. In the grading contract I said I was going to spend a lot of time doing my papers and that’s what I have been doing. This paper won’t be the exception since I am loving the Comic so far. I am going to take advantage of my peer reviewers because the last time I learned a lot from them and each time we help each other more and more. Moreover, professor Polish had help all of us in an incredible way. I feel she cares about each of us and makes sure we are moving forward.
I am not sure of the format I will do this assignment because I am not even sure what topic from the comic I want to choose. It has different kinds of topics.
For example, Ms. Marvel at the beginning shows us how she feels about not being able to go out as her friends, how her culture does not allow her to be in the way she wants to. However, she snuck out she realized she does not like the way of having fun of her friends. In addition, she has problems of self-esteem and she shows them when she wishes she was like Ms. Marvel (blonde and white). And I also like how at the end she does not transform as Ms. Marvel she is a super hero in her own skin and that’s so beautiful because we see that she accepts the way she is. I am not sure about the third one, she is confused how to act. We know she is a teenager and she is in the United States. At her school she lives in the American culture, but in her house and in her mind she is living 100% in the Pakistani culture.
Gaby,
This is an amazingly insightful piece you’ve done here! I love all the aspects you’re talking about, all the insights you’re drawing out. This is absolutely fantastic, and I’m really excited to see what you ultimately wind up choosing as your vehicle to make your close reading come to life! Hopefully class on Wednesday was helpful in narrowing that down: I can’t wait to see what direction you take this in!