The time period in my graphic novel works by day after day setting and time, just like normal ordinary life the days seem longer than most days. The time drives the plot by hardship and goal oriented drive Hugo has to keep his secrets confined. if the time period were to change, the work of this novel wouldn't change dramatically because it is a scene that involves a train station, i mean a metal man (robot) would not be so ordinary in the 60's or 70's so it may cause a ruckus with in the people had someone found out his secrets! the author chose this period and time frame because it is a general era easy relatable not too early or futuristic moods. the setting of this story is real fictional. if wouldn't really change the story line.

Hugo Cabret is  a twelve-year-old boy, the protagonist  of the story, who lives in the wall of a Paris train station, where his survival depends merely on secrets and anonymity. His world seemingly turns right side up when he interlocks with an eccentric girl, and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station. Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in to jeopardy. A treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together and collaborate when reading this graphic novel. The antagonist of the story is Hugo's dead uncle, who had recently gone missing. His job was tending the clocks and keeping things at the station running smoothly.  The uncle is declared as the antagonist because he is the reason for the feeling of fear and nerves Hugo is feeling, the constant fear of having someone kick him out of the tiny room Hugo is living in. when reading the description of this book, it says how " this book is not a graphic novel really, nor is it not quite a picture book, or a flip book, or a movie, but it is a combination of all of these things. Each picture takes up an entire double page spread, and the story moves forward  because you turn the pages to see the next moment unfold in front of you." i guess that is a simple explanation as to why this story draws me in, because it completes the purpose of all of these pieces as one. the characters are interesting, the struggle is endless, and train of thought is always changing. the author did a great job in catching the readers attention.

The Modern Age was roughly during the middle of the 1980's until present day today! The structure of this type of comic often looks more complex in its design and format style. the characters especially are used with a lot more edginess to them, and a lot of shading as well is used to deepen tones and quality of the picture/sketches. this type of comic book usage and age is also known as the Dark Age of comic books, such as Watchmen.

The Golden Age of comic books was during the 1930's to late 1940's. this mainstream art form was when many Main characters were designed and created. Mainstream simply mean a set way of a certain or particular setup of format. Also this sort of comic had a main focus, mainly on one important character with particular skills or specialties, then usually involving a smaller roll for a villain. some sort of main conflict with two character, for instance; Superman, bat man, and the Dc comics as well: they all were similar styles of comics.

The Bronze Age of comics; early 1970's- the middle of the 1980's. This age of comics began to enter its own use of style; although it still used an edgy method and bright colors, it started to enter its own form of darkness to the drawings. The bronze age kind of used similar features as the silver age and by following that age, it adopted its own styles and commandeered some of the silver age's formats as well! During this age you start to notice the comics undergoing some real world problems, and start mentioning a more sophisticated style of grammar.(desrtruct of superman)

The Silver Age: 1950-1970's. Included a lot of science fiction detail throughout each comic, and since following the golden age, it helped bring back the ages of comics and popularity. at one point comics were very slow, and unpopular, this age actually increased the interest in peoples desires to read graphic novels again. it was the first time authors brought self doubt to the characters abilities and thoughts. (FLASH) This time period the MAGIC was substituted with SCI-FI instead because it caught peoples attention more so than magic.

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In the novel The Invention of Hugo thoroughness, the drawing style is mainly charcoal pencil; lead. I believe the purpose for this particular style (not as well known in graphic novels) is for the reader to be more attentive on the detail of the picture and have it become more vivid not just through the grammatical phrasing, but for the drawings as well, to get a feel as to what is occurring throughout the story line. Black and white is simple but yet drastic in its usage of measurement for each of the illustrations. The author of this novel used very realistic yet animated creativity to set the tone quality for each aspect of the story. the style of drawings do not really change, when the author wants you to really focus on a crucial factor of the book, he will enhance/zoom the drawing so it is a close up image. when it is a general statement describing a characteristic for example, there will be a variety of  features in the picture to grasp the main idea and or outlook on the setting, time n place. often you see the picture being sketched over with lines and a lot of shading as a form of deepening the tones and mood of the character's features. Not only do the techniques open your eyes in to the drastic detail these sketches/drawings show; therefore specifying the Cabaret to the actual story that you may have passed over if it were just words you were reading, not  a picture. 

In my graphic novel, the format is not set up in the rule of thirds format. In fact my book is set up more along the lines of a normal chapter book format, but instead of using words every chapter pictures are exchanged and or improvised to used and explain the actions taking place. The reasoning as to why the pictures are placed in the order they are arranged in; is simply because the words can only specify so much, but the phrase "a picture can say a thousand words" says it all, and shows how in depth a message can be conveyed just through a drawing. What is neat about the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret is that it does not use the format of thought, speech, or action bubbles. The story would change if action bubbles were included on the page because the words are there to explain a main action; therefore the pictures are put in to further explain and portray detail on that main aspect or event in the story or plotline.

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