After we looked at several illustration of the novel Don Quixote and compared them in class, we raised the question of how to depict the depth of a character\u2019s thoughts accurately. Illustrations are supposed to add a third dimension to a story without adding substance that was not there in the first place. There are always some aspects that cannot be fully grasped from reading, such as the internal mind of a protagonist. The readers must merely be able to understand the character by reading about him or her to then trigger their imagination. Where is that limit in creating an illustration for its maker? The role of illustrations should support the story without adding new information that is not explicitly concrete in the book. Is it fair to add details that the author perhaps didn\u2019t want in their story that might distort the story or highlight subordinate ideas in the novel?<\/p>\n
Is it possible that novels are designed to trigger the imagination and not to be accompanied by illustrations? Maybe the beauty of novels reside in that they create a different experience for each person and that this\u00a0experience cannot be modified or mainstreamed by an illustration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After we looked at several illustration of the novel Don Quixote and compared them in class, we raised the question of how to depict the depth of a character\u2019s thoughts accurately. Illustrations are supposed to add a third dimension to a story without adding substance that was not there in the first place. There are … <\/p>\n