Daytripper

Write an essay that closely reads one of Brás’s mini-obituaries. What can one learn about him from this obituary? Why does this small piece of writing include certain specific details?

It is not clear who the narrator of the text is. Write an essay arguing who you think is narrating Daytripper.

Write an essay analyzing the book’s structure. Why do you think Moon and Bá structured the text in this way?

Choose one chapter and analyze Moon and Bá’s use of color and comic book panels, paying particular attention to how light and dark colors relate to the adjacent text.

Brás struggles to make a name for himself and fears living in his father’s shadow forever. Write an essay analyzing how father-son dynamics evolve throughout the book.

Towards the end of Daytripper, Brás says “home is not a physical place at all, but a group of elements like the people you live with—a feeling, a state of mind” (Chapter 10, Page 234). Write an essay exploring how ideas of home factor into Brás’s memories.

Write an essay examining the significance of Brás’s dreams, paying particular attention to visual motifs that reappear and repeat throughout his dreams.

Typewriters, as well as other means of writing, act as a motif throughout the text. Write an essay exploring why Moon and Bá draw so much attention to the typewriter.