Legacy:
Immortality of Arts

"audiences seemed to prefer Shakespeare to their other
theatrical offerings" (38)
Shakespeare is widely adored and loved by the people after the collapse

Shakespeare reminds the people that it is possible to survive the hardships of the Georgian flu as he survived the plague and with no electricity. Gives them hope knowing that they can survive but that they can leave a legacy to last till the next "plague" as well.

Subtopic

Use art as an escape to forget about reality for a while

Driven by the passion of art and changing and inspiring people through music and acting

"THE
TRAVELING SYMPHONY lettered in white on both sides, but the lead caravan carries
an additional line of text: Because survival is insufficient.

Newspaper is the public opinion. Lets people have their own voice and share their opinions with more.

Newspaper is used as a way to re-write history almost and also a way to start history "over" so people in the future will know what happened and have a record of it

History is important as we attempt to study it so we don't repeat it. To make sure people are aware of things and the consequences of them.

Diallo is "[Creating] an oral history"(108).

": Yes, yes, of course, but some of our readers might not know you, or
the Symphony. I’ve been giving copies of the paper to traders, asking them to
distribute it along their routes. You’ve been acting since you were very young,
isn’t that right?" (100)

Kirsten

She collects as much as she can about Arthur to attempt to remember and cherish her past

She collected fragments, stored in a zip-lock bag in her backpack. A picture of Arthur alone on a beach, looking pensive and out of shape. A picture of him with his first wife, Miranda, and then later with his second wife, Elizabeth, a
malnourished-looking blonde who didn’t smile for cameras. Then with their son,who was about the same age as Kirsten, and later still with a third wife who looked very similar to the second one. (40)

"“you might’ve been in the tabloid
pictures. Isn’t this one of your actor’s wives?”
“Is it?” She took the magazine from him" (174)

very passionate about her past and finding out who she was before everything happened

Gives Clark meaning

" Clark realized, moving half-asleep through the motions of his life
for a while now, years; not specifically unhappy, but when had he last found real
joy in his work? When was the last time he’d been truly moved by anything?
When had he last felt awe or inspiration?

Wants to live through his art and make a legacy from his art.

Dies doing what he loves and doing art

Doesn't want the fame he has recieved but he can't "complain about a job like [his]".(170)

"“I think it’s inappropriate that the book exists"(321)

Arthur uses Dear, V as a way to comfort himself and almost to get everything off his chest.

Arthur forgets that there is even a person on the other end of the letters and just writes to comfort himself

Victoria betrays Arthur by releasing his private letters in a book without asking or even telling him first.

Everyone can relate to arts and they all know Shakespeare and can relate and discuss it as the all connecting topic

Connects us through time

"“People want what was best about the world,”(38)

“He gave me the comics I
showed you!” (40)

"“I’d thought I was the only one, he said." (220)

The Comics relate all the characters in the book to each other as most of them have seen or read the comic and some of the characters even make reference to it

Characters connected through the comics

Miranda (Duh!)

Arthur

Kirsten

Prophet a.k.a Tyler (Arthur's Son)

Clark

For Kirsten the comics act as an escape for her from her reality and takes her mind of "Survival"

Acts a way for Miranda to be herself. Helps Miranda share her ideas and also leaves a big impact on people and leaves them with lines that they remember and live by.

"I stood over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on earth"(105)

"Kirsten’s taken care of the comics as best she can but they’re dog-eared now, worn soft at the edges" (42)

Miranda

"He doesn’t understand the difference between
serious graphic novels and Saturday-morning cartoons with wide-eyed tweetybirds and floppy-limbed cats" (78)

Miranda has a passion for this comic book and keeps writing it no matter what.

She gets defensive and insults Pablo for not knowing the difference proving she is passionate bout this and cares a lot about it.

"“You don’t have to understand it,” she said. “It’s mine.” (78)

The comic gives Miranda purpose, meaning and a reason to keep going and helps her "repent nothing"(80) and to move forward in her life from her worst moments.