Shannon Molander

Arrival Reflection
R. Andrew Brown
UWRT 1103-029
October 21, 2015
1. The Arrival, unlike other books, uses pictures to tell a story. This forces the reader to
interpret these photos in context to one another in order to understand the storyline.
This type of book is not something students come into contact with during their
academics, but it is essential to be able to see and comprehend such material.
2. To comprehend The Arrival one needs to be able to grasp the meaning of a photo. To
do this the reader must examine facial expressions, setting, and even the shadows in
the photo to see what is happening. Being exposed to The Arrival forces students to
learn these skills, and if it had been a standard book these new skills would never
have been discovered.
3. In the Arrival I thought it was extremely clever how the author put random symbols
in for the words of posters and such in the new world. It served the purpose to give
the reader the same confusion that the main character was probably feeling at the
time. Also, I enjoyed the use of shading in the beginning of the story around the
familys home city. It served to give the city they were in an ominous feeling.
4. I really enjoyed the story and the depiction of the main character going through Elis
Island. I thought that whole sequence was extremely well thought out and interesting.
5. I have learned from this novel that there are many ways to read things in context,
even if the material does not include words. Also, that I enjoyed this book very much
and wouldnt mind observing another one in the future.0