What techniques used in illustrations express emotions without using words? The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds epitomizes a graphic novel in which pictures express the majority of the story. The novel contains many scenes without words. In those scenes, Gareth Hinds portrays the emotions in a multitude of ways. Gareth Hinds conveys the emotions of the wordless scenes through the combination of the different arrangements of the scenes and the illustrations of the characters involved in the scenes. Firstly, Gareth Hinds communicates the emotions of the wordless scenes through his different arrangements of the scenes. Arrangements of the scenes includes the contrast, composition and colors. First, the contrast of the scenes depicts emotions. Contrast …show more content…
The illustrations include their facial expressions, actions and body language. First, he does this through the facial expressions. In the scene on page 176 with Odysseus and his Argos, his dog, the facial expressions of both Odysseus and his dog portray the emotions. Odysseus is shown shedding a tear and Argos's eyes are weary. The facial expressions of them depict the sincerity and sadness of the scene. On page 57, Odysseus's eyes are wide and his mouth is pointed down. These facial expressions convey his sadness and apprehension of his trip to come. He is sad to leave Calypso, yet ready to go home. In this scene, Calypso's eyebrows are pointed down. This shows her sadness. In addition to facial expression, the actions depict the emotions. The action of Argos writing in pain and letting go to Athena also show the sadness of the scene. In addition, the flies over Argos show the sadness of the scene. On page 59, Odysseus is shedding tears. This shows how sad and tired he is. On page 85, the men are watching Odysseus throw the discus. They put their hands to their foreheads and open their mouths. This shows their disbelief and awe of Odysseus. Lastly, the body language shows the emotions of the scenes. On page 59, Odysseus is slumped. His posture shows his emotion of giving up. On page 243, Odysseus is show with arms stretched wide and legs apart. He is standing upright. This body language denotes his superiority over his men and his self-confidence. This denotes his emotion of command. In the graphic novel, the drawings of the characters depict emotion through body language, facial expressions and