Jimmy Corrigan The Smartest Kid On Earth Sparknotes

Yugoslavian performance artist Marina Abramović is based known as the grandmother of the preforming arts. She has once claimed that “It's very important that young artists push boundaries, because sometimes you have this urge to do something - like the impulsive and dangerous urges I had as a child - and if you don't follow through with it you might miss out on a developmental experience” Every book that has been read this semester has a charter or charters that walk close to the edge. All of the books have a character who is marching to the beat of their own drum. Four books in particular have a charter who is treated like an outcast. The four books are Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich, Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth written by F.C.

Ware, Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice and Their Eyes Were Watching God a novel written by Zora Neale Hurston. Each novel has a charter with who can be considered as someone who is considered different or someone who has been isolated from their community. Each author provides a voice to a person who has been isolated from their community. The authors choose to create interesting charters, and give a voice to someone who does not traditional get a chance for their story to be told.
Love Medicine published in 1984 and written by Louise Erdrich, is a novel with many different charters, most of them could be considered different at least one point in their lives. The charter that is treated most like an outsider is Lulu Nanapush Lamartine. Lulu is considered an outcast by some because she has had many relationships with different men. Lulu does not take the slut shamming that many members of her community like to throw at her making her seem a little confrontational. Because Lulu Nanapush Lamartine lives in a society that is male dominated, and her personality is so strong she can be considered different from the other women in town. Lulu’s differences relay heavily on her gender. Lulu is aware of the power that she has over men, by using that power she is cast off and labeled by the people in town. If Lulu Lamartine was a man and the man deiced to have multiple relationships with multiple women he would not be cast off from the town. Erdrich deiced to write parts of the story from Lulu’s prospective for a few reasons. The biggest one being is that Lulu is different from the other women mentioned in the story. Erdrich choose to include multiple people who could be considered outcast. The perspective of an isolated charter can be very useful to a writer. Erdirch creates charterers that go against stereotypical norms. Charters like Lulu Lamartine create a different voice that the readers are not used to. Writing from the perspective of an outcast provides the author a chance to defy stereotypes, and provides the reader a new idea of what a person can be like.
Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth is a graphic novel published in 2000 and was written by American cartoonist Chris Ware.

The main charter of the graphic novel, Jimmy Corrigan, an outcast; but he is not what people would normally define as an outcast. Jimmy Corrigan is an older gentleman who is often alone and he often “indulges in spiteful daydreams laced with absurd elements.” (From Erdrich to Ware N.P.) Jimmy does not live with any family. His mother lives in a condo and Jimmy’s father is estranged. It is because that Jimmy is alone he has the wild imagination. Jimmy is isolated from his community because he does day dream so much. Jimmy day dreams so much because he is isolated from his community. Jimmy’s life is a paradox. What makes Jimmy different is not his gender, race, or not his economic status. Jimmy is different because of his age, and his mental state. Jimmy’s age keeps him isolated from the community because he feels old. Jimmy knows that he is not as young as he once was. The charter of Jimmy has let his life slip by and he is not sure how he fits into society. Jimmy’s mental state is also a reason why he is isolated. Jimmy’s father reaches out to him and Jimmy becomes conflicted. He is worried that he could hurt his mother who raised him by herself, even though Jimmy wants to meet his father. If one to analyze the charter of Jimmy he has many signs of depression. Jimmy has a hard time making descions, he is alone, and the drawings of Jimmy make him

looked fatigued. All three of those symptoms are signs of depression. Wares choose to write Jimmy the way he did was because a person who might have depression is not normally shown as a functioning person. Ware wanted to break a stereotype and crate a inserting charter.
Jane Austen’s acclaimed book Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813.

The charter of Catherine “Kitty” Bennet is the outcast of the Bennet family. Catherin Bennet is the outcast of the family. She is the outcast not because people don’t like her or she is odd, she is the outcast because as the reader reads the book you learn about all for daughters. Jane Bennet is the oldest sisters and is Elizabeth Bennet’s confidant. Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist of the novel; she is spirited young woman who knows what she wants. Lydia Bennet is the youngest sister she is immature, and self-involved. Catherin Bennet is described as the sister who flirts with the soldiers with Lydia. Catherin Bennet is the outcast because she is the least important sister in her family. Catherin Bennet is not different because of her race, gender or economic status. All of the Bennet sister have the same race, gender, and economic status. Jane Austen deiced to include the charter of Catherine “Kitty” Bennet because she wanted to show that the family has flaws. Catherine’s perspective is useful to Austen because the events can unfold through someone else’s eyes who the reader can say is mostly unbiased. Pride and Prejudice would not change much if the charter of Catherine “Kitty” Bennet was not present, but because she is there the reader is fully able to see the family dynamic. Because the family has a daughter who is treated like the other the readers are able to learn that the Bennet family is

not perfect.
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a novel written by Zora Neale Hurston was published in 1937. The character of Janie Crawford is considered different from everyone else in her small community. Janie Crawford is a woman with strong opinions in a time where women were to be at the home. Janie’s strong personality accounts for her isolation from the community. The community that Janie lives in is not ready for change. The community decides that Janie is the problem and isolates her. Janie being women is the reason that she is treated the way she is. If Janie was a man who wanted to change things up, the community most likely would have been willing to listen to his ideas. Zora Neale Hurston choose to write the book in an outcast perspective for one main reason. Their Eyes Were Watching God parreles some of the struggles that Zora Neale Hurston went through. Janie’s perspective is
“It's very important that young artists push boundaries, because sometimes you have this urge to do something - like the impulsive and dangerous urges I had as a child - and if you don't follow through with it you might miss out on a developmental experience” That quotation was said by Yugoslavian born performing artist Marina Abramović. Marina Abramović is considered the grandmother of the fine arts. Abramović believes that artists should push the envelope and not be afraid to make new boundaries. All the books that were chosen to be read this semester has a charter or charters that walk close to the edge and make new rules for themselves. Four out of the Seven books that were read this semester have a charter who can be considered an outcast. The four books are Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich, Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth written by F.C. Ware, Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice and Their Eyes Were Watching God a novel written by Zora Neale Hurston. Each book has a charter that has been isolated from their community for a different reason. Each chartere has been given a voice because the author deiced to write about someone who might have never had their story told. Because the authors were able to push the envelope and walk the edge books with fascinating charters were written.