Literary Analysis of They called us enemy

1. Literary Analysis: In this option, you will explore They called Us Enemy as a literary non-fiction novel. Your focus will be on the overarching message of the novel, characterizations, or the author’s approach to story-telling (use of graphic novel). This topic may also focus on issues of race, class, gender, heroism, faith, democracy, and love.Sample thesis: Although the concept of hero isn’t the predominate storyline of They Called Us Enemy, the graphic novel showcases instances of everyday people that become heroes through standing up to bigotry (Herbert Nicholson), advocating for those that cannot for themselves (Wayne Collins), demonstrating strength through kindness (Takekuma Norman Takei). SIDENOTE: In this example, the essay should first define hero making sure to use definitions that reflect the three main points. Each paragraph would explore one of the heroic concepts and detail how the person reflects the definition. It is also possible to do a little extra research and just focus on one of these people demonstrating heroic concepts.