Question

The book opens with a moment from March to Selma.The speech bubbles of the troopers are surrounded by jagged lines.Why do you think the illustrator made this artistic choice ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Because he wanted to indicate that the soldiers were whispering.

Explanation:

In comic book stories the shape of the balloons represents specific characteristics of the characters' tone of voice. Balloons that represent common voice tones are drawn with a simple and normal line, however, balloons formed by a cut line mean that the character is speaking so softly that he is whispering.

These elements in the stories are important because comics do not have a narrator to indicate the tone of voice that the characters are using.