Structure

The structure of Stitches: A Memoir is in the form of a graphic novel. This consists of panels and full page drawings which help tell the story. The drawings become a huge part of the language of the writing. The artwork is a mixture of detailed drawing and gesture style drawings (which are quick, fluid and lack detail). These drawing range from a subjective murky style to very clear and detailed depending on the given content of the page. David breaks of the content of the story with some full page landscapes or breaks between pages with small drawing at the center to make an impact. David hallmarks the times and ages in his life with significant impact with full bleed black pages stating things such as: "I was Eleven".

For more on visual structure and its importance to the graphic novel, look at the link below:

http://www.graphics.com/article-old/writing-visual-thinkers-narrative-structures



Small, David. Stitches: A Memoir--. New York: W.W. Norton, 2009. Print.