The cause-and-effect trajectory of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Studying literature is one of the best ways to get better at writing. Consuming content that interests and answering every persistent question of why. When you step back, try to answer that question, and start a journey of understanding before creation, you’ll be amazed at how things begin to fall into place.
Before continuing, the validity of graphic novels as a medium in fiction must be brought to light because an excellent example of a Cause-and-effect trajectory is Frank Miller’s graphic novel Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. This “novel operates on several levels” (O’Conner 72), there are many storylines that come into play in this classic comic. The medium of the story is important, it can help convey certain aspects of the story in a more efficient way, but at the heart of it is still a story with conflict at its center. Stephen Covey, the author of 7 Highly Effective Habits of Highly Effective People once said, “There are three constants in life…change, choice, and principles”. As O’Connor points out, fiction is everything human so Covey’s wisdom can be put into action on the page. There will always be choices and change as a result of those choices with solid principles. Principles do not change; therefore, the principle of stories will always remain no matter in what medium they are portrayed. Rearranging his words can…
