Blankets & Oranges

How do the literary passages in Oranges and the graphic panels in Blankets relate to one another?
I chose the section from Blankets where Craig burns all of Raina's things, and the passage on page 112 from Oranges, when Jeanette's mother burns all of Melanie's things. These segments relate to each other in the way that the person that is closest to the main characters' things are burned. In Blankets, Craig sets Raina's stuff on fire because he wants to forget her, and move on. In Oranges, Jeanette's mom burns all of the notes and stuff from Melanie because she believes that what they had between each other was sinful and demon possessed. While, Craig's actions are almost freeing him, Jeanette feels betrayed. In both of these sections, the burning of possessions symbolizes forgetting the past, but it's done for two very different reasons.

What visual imagery do both texts create?
Both texts create the image that the same kind of belongings are being set on fire. Oranges and Blankets provoke sad images because Jeanette and Craig are both losing part of themselves in this section, and one can picture what they are going through at this moment.

Is one text more effective than the other? Why/why not? Explain?
I thought they were both equally effective in different ways. Blankets was effective because the whole text was available, and the pictures really helped relay the author's message. However, I thought Oranges was more descriptive in what was happening, on a deeper level through the text.

What emotions or personal connections do the texts evoke? How are the authors able to accomplish this? (consider language, imagery, and the conventions of both texts).
The texts both evoke sad emotions, and a sense of loss. Even though without their possessions, both characters have the memories from Raina and Melanie, but some things you can't replace. In Blankets, the author accomplishes this through a number of graphic panels. It seems like it takes forever for Craig to gather all of Raina's things, even though it is only four short pages. The expressions on Craig's face explain his emotions. In Oranges, when the author writes, "She burnt a lot more than letters that night in the backyard," the reader can sense the betrayal and sadness felt by Jeanette.