Assignment for The Cask of Amontillado
Directions: You are going to create a graphic novel version of this story. Your graphic novel should focus on the main symbols and the theme of the story. The frames for this graphic novel should be detailed enough that the reader knows what action is occurring since graphic novels have very little written dialogue.
Steps:
1. Read the story
2. Construct a graphic novel for the story that pays particular attention to the symbols and themes of the story.
3. You must have at least 10 frames for the story and be very detailed. Some important dialogue must be added to guide the reader along.
4. It must be colored or done in hues of white and black ink.
5. After constructing the graphic novel, you must answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper:
a. What symbols did you choose to focus on in your pictures? What do the symbols represent? How are they important to the overall story?
b. What theme from the story did you try and portray through your illustrations? Why did you choose this theme for the story? Why might the author have written a story about this theme?