Hyperbole and a Half: MenaceBy: Allie BroshRyan Gingras, Lorenzo Rose, Connor Quatannens, and Kathleen Stuart

Summarization A child becomes obsessed with the sense of power they receive when they put on a dinosaur costume. Once their behavior starts to spin out of control, their teacher and parents intervene and take the costume away. The child then feels powerless without the costume but is forced to adjust back to their normal lifestyle.

ElementsColor: Bright and VibrantDrawing style: Crude,

elementaryLayout: Comic style,

linear narrativeText/Font: Dialogue is

handwritten within the comic as well as any onomatopoeia

Background

no background to story making/blog posting, but...

while studying for a physics final, Brosh got bored, then decided to entertain herself by making a blog

ContextStories are true Usually from a

childhood memoryThis specific dinosaur

story is from her as a child, feeling untapped power through a Halloween costume.

ThemeMajor theme: powers ability to

corrupt the mind, particularly in regards to youth.

“power” in this case is a dinosaur costume being worn by a small child

Represents the larger idea that power, and even courage to an extent, can come from unexpected places in different people.

Author gains confidence and tenacity when wearing the dinosaur costume.

ToneLighthearted Author purposefully tells

story in a childlike manner, because the story takes place when she was a child

Humorous tone is then set for the length of the story

Audienceversatile - could be for

children,young adults, or adults

children respond to the blunt, simple language, and bright colors, identify with the silliness of the story

adults can sense underlying sarcasm, also value the silliness/unique illustrations

sends universal message

Copyright

“All drawings and words are belong to me”

Works Citedhttp://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/p/faq_10.html