Reflective Essay: The Book March

There are many that would argue that a graphic novel has no place in a classroom because they are too graphic and violent. Some would argue that the content is for children who are too lazy to read a novel full of text. March Book One and Two, are Two of Three of the trilogy written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, while illustrated by Nate Powell. The Trilogy is about John Lewis life and the Civil rights movement that occurred between the years 1954 and 1968. The Civil Right movement consisted of African-Americans fighting for equal rights.

Reading this chapter and thinking about how my childhood compared to what the book defines how the African American community is really is discouraging. Throughout my life everyone in my community played a role in how I am and became successful. The more I read this book I become

The graphic memoir, March, is a biography about Congressman John Lewis’ young life in rural Alabama which provides a great insight into lives of black families in 1940s and 50s under Jim Crow and segregation laws. March opens with a violent march at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, which the gruesome acts later became known as “Bloody Sunday,” during this march, 600 peaceful civil rights protestors were attacked by the Alabama state troopers for not listening to their commands. The story then goes back and forth depicts Lewis growing up in rural Alabama and President Obama’s inauguration in 2009. This story of a civil rights pioneer, John Lewis, portrays a strong influence between geography, community, and politics. The correlation between these pillars of March is that they have to coexist with other in order for John Lewis to exist that the world knows today.

While March was a nearly impeccable graphic novel, that was its one flaw; it is a graphic novel. The stories and characters included in March bring the Civil Rights Movement to life, but the book didn’t fulfill its full potential because it had to be shortened and didn’t explain some of the events and people thoroughly enough since it is a graphic novel. On the other hand, March is flawless because it was written as a comic book. “To the past and future children of the movement” (Lewis et al Dedication Page). John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell not only wrote the book for the people involved in the Civil Right Movement, they also wrote March for the future generations.

March is a book by John Lewis about the Civil Rights Movement and all the events that happened during it. The book talks about the harsh treatment of African-Americans at the time and all the hardships they faced back then. John Lewis showed his perseverance through his speech, action, and thoughts. In the beginning of the book, John Lewis stands with other civil rights activists during the Selma to Montgomery Marches.

In the graphic novel March, congressman John Lewis relives his early life of being a farm boy, and his student life in places filled with discrimination and segregation. It is published by Top Shelf Productions and costs $14.95, a fair price for a book like this. One of the author’s, John Lewis is a congressman who has won numerous awards, including the Medal of Freedom. John Lewis has also written other books such as Across that Bridge. The second author is Andrew Aydin, works as a Digital Director and Policy Advisor to John Lewis.

According to Price, Price, and McKenry (2010) the intragroup diversity among African Americans is growing, in that there are more African Americans among the middle and upper class now than ever before in United States history. This change in socioeconomic status has had a major impact for many African Americans, in which the increasing diversity has created significant social and economic tensions within their ethnic community (Price et al., 2010). Jumping the Broom has illustrated this recent phenomenon by showing viewers just how much the changing socioeconomic status can impact family relationships and the family system. The stressors associated with division of class between the Taylor and Watson families are particularly salient throughout the duration of the film. Viewers are shown many of these correlated stressors, and how they can cause major ramifications in the lives of today’s

The march was to peacefully fight for rights and freedom for everyone. What was wanting to be achieved during this march was to transport from one place to another without being segregated from the whites, elimination of racial segregation in schools, for more jobs to be available for everyone, two dollars an hour required for minimum wage provided for everyone, and to bane segregation for where people could live (Hansan). During the march one of the most famous speeches was giving. The “I Have a Dream” speech was the most iconic thing that happened that day (Austin).

He sees African American youths finding the points of confinement put on them by a supremacist society at the exact instant when they are finding their capacities. The narrator talks about his association with his more youthful sibling, Sonny. That relationship has traveled

March Summary The novel “March” written by Geraldine Brooks is about the story of Mr. March during the Civil War. March leaves his wife, Margaret (Marmee), and their four daughters, Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy to fight for the Union after seeing younger men sign up. In the war, March is a chaplain for the Union army. During the war, March writes letters to his family in Concord without talking about the brutality and gore of the war.

March Rhetorical Analysis The 1960’s civil rights movement often used persuasive language to echo the unheard voices of many individuals. Some more than others possessed the ability to exercise their potent use of language to bring forward prominent changes. In the book, March by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, eloquent methods of speech play an important role. John Lewis, Martin Luther King, and George Wallace are some that expressed their beliefs through persuasive empowering words.

March: book one is a very intriguing memoir from the eyes of John Lewis. It starts off on the day of the inauguration of then president-elect Barack Obama. A couple of children and their mother step into Congressman John Lewis’s office to take a look. Their mother wanted to educate them on the civil rights movement. To their surprise, John Lewis walks in.

Usually in African American communities you hear a wise saying “it takes a village to raise a child” and that that is exactly how it was. My friends and I were always watched by older neighbors around us. We knew to respect them and also knew they had our best interest. The candy lady down the street always gave us free treats if we brought her good grades on report card day. Although we may not have had a lot we had love.

March or March: Book One is the first in a graphic novel trilogy whose main theme is autobiographical depictions of civil rights events told through the perspective of civil rights leader and future congressman John Lewis. The title March refers to the Selma to Montgomery marches and especially in the prelude, the crossing of the Edmund Pettus Bridge. By being a graphic novel it allows readers to fully visualize an autobiographical experience, although impressionistic combined with first hand accounts of historical events the two combined mediums give an audience better understanding of historical events. The novel begins in the present-day, Lewis and other government workers come into their offices, the doldrums of office work emanate from

Reflection By studying American Romanticism, we are able to learn that American literature allows its readers to understand transcendentalist views which led to individuals in American society to realize that everyone perceives the world differently. In American literature, individuals are able to understand the values of transcendentalism in which it illustrates the importance of nature, self reliance, and individuality through essays such as “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays “Nature” and “Self-Reliance”. In Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Walden” he says “ life never the bone where it is sweetest.” This quote suggests the importance of individuality due to the fact that we do not need to change to make others satisfied because we are only truly happy when we are able to accept ourselves. The best part in this unit was to look at an image and listen to the different