Take notes during the class’ discussion of Banksy.

Take at least 15 numbered notes; organize

your ideas with at least 3 headings.

Banksy Quote:
1. Banksy values the soul of Graffiti, as it reaches a wider variety of people and gives
people an outlet to express their feelings to society when they aren’t being heard
2. He also values graffiti that is just for enjoyment, not always to represent a huge
movement or have a deeper meaning
Love is in the Air:
First Thoughts:
3. The man is throwing a flower in a similar way to how we see people protesting throw
back tear gas or smoke bombs.
4. His attire also alludes to protesting, as many people wear covering clothes and face
covers to major protests as a way to protect themselves.
Context:
5. May represent violent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians
Covid Rats:
First Thoughts
6. I think he's showing the chaos within a house and how quickly things can become
destroyed by little things
7. It could represent him not liking being home all the time during quarantine
Context: Covid
8. He was showing chaos in his house after a few weeks of being in quarantine, since he's
used to being able to paint art outside
9. He was showing how society was sick with the masks and the sneezing on the rats, but
the words about being locked down but getting back up again encourages those that are
going to see it
Washing Zebra Stripes:
10. It may represent how people are unknowingly destroying animals, as the lady is taking
away what distinguishes Zebras and is washing the stripes as if it was normal laundry
Form: Allusion
11. A reference to another text (The Bible or other religious texts, Greek mythology,
Shakespeare, Other literary texts)
12. Love is in the Air might have been inspired by Judy Hill’s poem “Wage Peace”
Situational Irony:
13. When something is the opposite of what was expected
Pun:
14. Play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings
Star of Bethlehem:
15. The cross looks like a bullet whole or some sort of puncture through the concrete

Take 10 more notes from today, 8/23.