Pros And Cons Of Crumb

b. Crumb's depictions illustrate, how America, has gone from quiet scenes with grass, trees, birds, and clear skies, to frenzied scenes with buildings, cars, concrete, and polluted skies. Each scene displays a separate, slow, and deliberate progression in America, from no human population, to how modern suburbia appears today. This progression is not pleasant to observe, the author reinforces this by using harsher lines and increasingly hectic scenes in later frames, example: the pink car in the last frame appears menacing, almost as if looking for something or someone to overtake and run over. Conclusion, I believe Crumb, in many ways, is endeavoring to illustrate how progress is damaging or malevolent.

c. As an audience member, I consider myself neutral, the world has evolved, and this is both good and bad. Because the frames have no captions, I believe the piece is likely aimed primarily at neutral audiences, it portrays the transformations as negative and makes the audience nostalgic for a time long past. Crumb’s cartoon nudges the viewers to see the changes in a less than favorable light, drawing attention to what they may have previously never considered, the adverse modifications humans have brought to the landscape. Because there is no dialogue to accompany the frames viewers can draw their own conclusion regarding the effects of development, however, the author seems to convey a negativity with his frames, thus, in my opinion, he could be attempting to reach both …show more content…
Short History of America uses pathos as its appeal, visualizing what the country looked like prior to human habitation, Crumb is using an environmental or emotional appeal to get his message across. Example, the frames graduate from peaceful countryside scenes to present-day scenes that feature, unattractive human-made items. Accordingly, the last few frames characterize how a once peaceful countryside has become chaotic with the introduction of humans and their ensuing need for

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