3 comments so far.

1. Anonymous October 19, 2008 at 3:19 PM
   Hey guys:
   Your is really touching and it is a sweet take on a issue that we all know exist but tend to shy away from. Your plot is a good take on the romantic genre. Your story moves from the initial equilibrium of your main characters, the hero and the princess towards, having separate lives then ending up with each other, it has that classic fairy tale feel to it. By focusing on a current Rhodes event you guys made it relevant to Rhodes students and you updated a story told so many times. Your take on social issues, teaches without preaching and your reader has to decide for themselves where they stand on the issue. Your incorporation of the Propp and Todorov theory was done well. The characters functions are easy to identify, by sticking to the basics your plot got where it was going without much confusion and clutter. You let most of the pictures tell the story; making efficient use of your words- they had more of an impact. All in all it was a pleasant read.
2. Mnix October 21, 2008 at 10:08 AM
   Wow guys, I must say I found the plot quite sweet, and incorparating the whole issue of the renaming as well as the theft of the pictures was a nice touch. I must also commend you on the use of Todorov's schema as well your use of character functions. What the guy did was sweet as well. Job well done guys. With all that having been said, I still feel you could have done more, like a disgruntled ex lover maybe, still funny overall though.
3. zamo-rose;) October 22, 2008 at 8:20 AM
   The comic strip has relevance to what is happening in Grahamstown which is one of the reasons why I was interested.
   The other is because there is a stereotypical concept that only white people go to The Rhodes University Club and therefore a circulation of thought among the black people arose believing that the Bantu Stephen Biko pictures must have been stolen or vandalized by white boy(s). Interracial relationships was another topic that struck argument in my tutorial recently, it is an apparent trend to be dating someone of the opposite race.
   However what struck me the most is how the very hero was also the villain. He steals the pictures, which then makes him a villain, only to become Thandi’s hero when he gives them to her as a gift.
   
   This comic does not solve the reason for the vandalised pictures but it helps burn the stereotypical idea and ignorance I had on who might have vandalized these pictures. As they say in there comic strip it must have been “An act of love not hate”.
   Well Done... :-)

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