Bella and The Facer Street Gang by Terri Favro and Ron Edding - How a Graphic Novel Investigates Reality

The dissertation analyses the graphic novel by Terri Favro and Ron Edding, Bella And The Facer Street Gang. Initially, the principles of the graphic novel are exposed, highlighting its peculiar characteristics; subsequently, the work of Terri Favro and Ron Edding is investigated on a formal level, underlining the main passages and focusing on the themes that emerge from the reading. Bella And The Facer Street Gang shows itself as a medium for the analysis of reality and a new and original tool for investigating issues such as war and migration, also presenting itself as a coming-to-age novel. ​

La tesi analizza la graphic novel realizzata da Terri Favro e Ron Edding, Bella And The Facer Street Gang. Inizialmente vengono esposti i principi fondamentali della graphic novel, evidenziandone le caratteristiche peculiari; in seguito, viene indagata a livello formale l’opera di Terri Favro e di Ron Edding, sottolineando i passaggi principali e soffermandosi sulle tematiche che emergono dalla lettura. Bella And The Facer Street Gang si propone come medium per l’analisi della realtà e un mezzo originale e nuovo per indagare tematiche quali guerra e migrazioni, proponendosi anche in chiave di romanzo di formazione.