67 pages 2 hours read

Hayao Miyazaki

Spirited Away

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2002

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Essay Topics

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Which symbols and motifs foreshadow the events in the restaurant, and why does Chihiro begin to sense that something is wrong?

2.

Why do Chihiro’s parents seem to lose control when they see the food, and why do they turn into pigs?

3.

How does the katakana push the graphic novel toward the visceral and make it feel closer to its film origins?