Comment on photo comic

I recently saw a photo comic on the blog balancing beams entitled "Cinderella at Rhodes". I found it interesting that they told their readers who their villain and hero were. Although initially I thought this was a bad idea as it should be something subtle that your readers can pick up on without you telling them, it in fact made me think about the different Proppian roles that were granted to their characters in a more in depth manner. It made me wonder wether the student really is the victim of the story. She is the one who has rebelled against the system that is attempting to grant her an education and could therefore lose her DP as a consequence. The "prince charming" could in fact be the villain's sidekick aiding Cinderella's procrastination. The lecturer could be the betrayed victim. This comic shows how much stories can be constructed to show a certain side of the story.