Madam & Eve is a daily comic strip originating in South Africa. The strip, by Stephen Francis and
Rico Schacher was published in The Mail and Guardian.
-How does the text make use of the inter-play between meaning intended and the interpretation?
-Comment on the role played by visual elements in conveying the thematic aspects.
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Basic questions to answer when it comes to comic strips:
Number of panels (11)
Number of characters (3)
Who are the characters? older students and one younger one.
What backgrounds are being used? (school playground)
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Comment on
different fonts used
size of the panels and what they mean
facial features of characters
punctuation
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Points to analyse for Madam and eve
the students misinterpret the girls questions which is amusing
the answers like 2+2=5 show that the boys have little to no understanding of the
most basic math.
The last panel shows the exasperation and annoyance of the girl as she is struck by
the irony of the words
Comment on different fonts used, size of the panels what they mean.