The Underground War in Gaza

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Joe Sacco is a journalist who is famous for his comic books and journalisms. Sacco tries to influence people with his comic, “The Underground War in Gaza.” In 2003 the war began when The I.D.F (Israel’s Defend Force) tries to access the border and entered town called Rafah, from there they were working to secure that area. However, Sacco have experienced the war himself to show people what dose happened, show both side of the parties, how they are acting, and how innocent Palestinians are being the victims of the war. Sacco attempts to show how hopeless and sorrowful the Palestinians are through pictures in the form of a comic. Especially, by describing and putting children who were around trying to fight for their families and their own homes. As a reader, we could distinguish that Sacco did not put adults in his text as often as children. He wants to show readers that this war is between armed soldiers and young Palestinians who are powerless in front of Israel’s. For example, in the beginning of the comic in page 152 the first picture, there are children throwing rocks trying to fight against bulldozers, and as we know rocks will not affect huge machines that could easily destroy a whole house in just a few moment. The author aspires people to feel mercy about those innocent people and their families, and show that most of them are weak children. The body language proved to be effective through artwork especially when showing the two involved parties. Israel’s were ready to take action towards gunmen, and we can see from their faces that they do not care if they kill any Palestinians as long as they are doing their orders, Through body language it shows the readers how serious they are. Sacco focuses on the commander of the I.D.F because of his words, and the way he is speaking tells readers that he feels relaxed, so he does not care about demolishing
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