Glogster Process and Analysis

Pictures and Images:
For my Glogster movie poster, I picked the book cover to be the center picture because I wanted the viewers to see that the title As I Lay Dying is an actual book and it may get them interested in reading the book if it perks their interest. A couple of grass pictures are at the bottom of the book cover image. The setting of the book takes place in Mississippi where there are many wetlands and tall grass fields. At the top right corner of the movie poster, there is a black coffin with a skull and crossbones on top, to accent one of the major elements of the story, which is death. The pictures at the top left corner of the poster are a little more symbolic. There is a dead fish in a coffin and a flock of black birds. In the book, the youngest child Vardaman confuses his dead mother with a fish he caught and thinks that his mother is a fish. The black birds symbolize the vultures that follow the stench of Addie's rotten corpse as the family travels to Jefferson for the funeral. Darl takes notice of the carrion birds, which leads to the decision of burning a barn with the coffin inside to dispose of the body properly and logically. But, his actions landed him in a nut house in Jackson.

Text:
For text, the top box said, "A story of death, dysfunctional family ties, and the workings of the human mind." I thought one of the text boxes could say what the three main elements of As I Lay Dying were, so that the viewers could get a general idea. The next text box said, "Through the stream of consciousness method, readers are able to see into the minds of many characters." The viewers should know that the author's method for writing this piece was having chapters where the readers could see their thoughts and feelings. The third box states the theme: "Even from beyond the grave, the dead could still have an influence over the living." Even after Addie passed away, she still had a hold on her children's thought processing and capability of emotion. Lastly, the final text box which is at the bottom of the poster states one of Addie's main beliefs about life: " '...my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time.' -Addie". I felt like that one was important, for it tied in with the element of death and with one of Addie's cold beliefs about life.