"Berlin"

After jsut reading the first couple pages of "Berlin," I already like the hitorical aspect of the story and the change of atmosphere. Since we've already seen America in catastrophe and change in "stuck rubber Baby," it will be interesting to see Europe during their time of change in 1928, right before Worl War II. I like on page 16, the usage of the diary excerpts in the panels. It makes the story more personal. While the woman's cursive writing off sets the man's (the journalist's) personal view on a type writer. I like the opposing views, the contrast of perspectives the city. The single panel on page 18 that shows the overview of the city seems tto portry the city as already overwhelming and taking over. The small details of the single panel are amazing, to the people riding bikes, the double decker buses, and even two women in the bottom right corner shaking hands.
AS the traffic conroller says, teh German people are sheep. That is why they are following the Nazis after World War I. They dont want to end up like the beggar that Marthe saw on the streets of Berlin. That is why no one is paying attention to the building of the planes, the planning of war, and the deliberate violation of the Treaty of Versialles.