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Grayson Perry- Nostalgic Man (Structure (Placement of the Figures (Figure…
Grayson Perry- Nostalgic Man
Imagery
Figure
Black and white
trying to bring up nostalgia - we see various instances of nostalgia in marjane's life
Persepolis
face expression
it is a blank face that has nothing to do with the present
in case of willy he lives in memories of the past not caring about the present situation
Symbols
Men being depicted as warriors, dictators, beasts and child
dictators
Warriors
inner beast
The beast is one of the outdated characters inside of a man
the beast is a description of what is inside of a man in a patriarchal society
Structure
Placement of the Figures
Figure of Man
orientated towards the left of the cartoon comparatively bigger than other figurines. Attracts the audience focus and emphasis
Increase the focus on the speech bubble and the expression of the Man "Significance of text written in speech bubble " (Language)
Side characters
comparatively smaller, and are labeled, orientated towards right
Lower significance
Sense of comparison as the space occupied by large figurine is same space occupied by small figures. Implying that that these all characters that are inside of a man
Color
Monochromatic Color (Black)
Usage of single color symbolizes that the man characteristic are plain, old fashioned and homogeneity thinking.
Monochromatic color specifically 'Black' (symbolizes old movies) creates a nostalgic mood for the audience. Contributing to the title
Placement of the texts
"Contains small parts may cause choking": Text placed at top Left corner, size comparatively small and written in the form of warning
NOSTALGIC MAN - Title of the cartoon and the toy, written in all capital letters along with the "action figure
Attracts the readers attention. Give significance importance to the title of the cartoon. Act as a supportive text to the figurine which is the second point of focus or emphasis.
Context
Grayson Perry is a British writer and artist who won the Turner Prize and is a regular commentator on British TV
First Appeared in his book 'Descent of Man' (2016)
The title is taken from Darwin's book of the same name published in 1871
Perry was posting that the model of a man as emotionless, strong, provider is the root cause of such pain and suffering amongst men and wider society that causes men to have higher suicide rates than women worldwide
The format of the re imagined children's toy was used repeatedly throughout these cartoons, also representing 'Default Man' and 'Emotional Man'
Labels man with Ill-suiting masculinity "The easiest thing in the world to sell to men who feel disenfranchised from modern life, he says, is nostalgia—a promise that the world can change to fit them rather than the other way around. "
Language
"100% totally redundant comes complete with outdated attitudes and full set of emotional baggage"
This shows the redundancy and the outdated ideal of masculinity that has been imposed on men
Things Fall Apart
Emotional baggage is commonly associated with pent up emotions that people are unable to express or choose not to express or unresolved problems of emotional nature
"They don't make them like they used to". Tone of Criticizing
Shows that a man lives in the past experience (Nostalgic Man) and
expects
that the world around should change to fit them rather than them fitting to the world around
Death of a Salesman
Willy expected that everything should remain the same throughout his life. He could not adopt to the new life and change his thinking
Men in todays time have grown to connect with their emotions and have become more empathetic than they were, slowly but surely changing the outdated stereotype of masculinity
"Contains small parts may cause choking"
The small parts can be symbolic of the smaller fragments of emotions that men disregard and in turn choke on. The small parts could also be dismantled state of men in todays era due to the imposition of such stereotypes :
Things fall apart
black and white gives a sense of past
various images depicting masculinity