This essay is  about a novel writer called Shaun Tan. The Arrival is a book without words because the author wanted to use the images as a guide to figure out the words. Shaun Tan is a very creative artist because he creates  misery and the language gestures of the persons hands & facial expressions. This book is based on the reality of  immigration . Also, Shaun Tan’s images creates hope & real life feeling for the reader, because when the man goes to the Ellis Island , the author is relating the statue of hope to the statue of liberty in NYC . 

In my opinion ,I think that Shaun Tan is trying to tell her reader how common migration is and useful. Shaun shows this by creating light in dull pictures to show a sign of something.  The man that is leaving is taking objects which you would find in a normal house for example: origami,  clock, pan, pot, etc. The man takes his  family photo because he left his family behind to go to another destination for work and money. The reason why he took his family photo is because he would miss them and is for memory as well as thinking about them.This relates to migration because the objects the man takes is very laid out on his shelf which gives us an idea that he is leaving . Shaun Tan shows us the objects that he is taking.

Shaun Tan shows us a migration center which means it is clear that it is a center because from the people and the country flag representing them. The artist shows the quintessential migrant story by making this image similar to Ellis Island.This relates to migration because it shows the citizens from the country welcoming the migrants to their country. Also the migrants are interested in the statue like.  The light represents hope, the artist puts light behind the statue to tell us everything is going to be alright. Also , to show a sign of hope and welcoming the migrants to their new and final destination.

In addition , the other reason why this relates to migration because in the book, the centre is like the same as the real ones around the world. The migrants are really happy to reach their final destination and their new home until further notice. The reason why the migrants are travelling is because they are doing it for their family, for them to survive, and be happy. 

Shaun tan relates his novel to migration because it’s a very important thing in the world and it’s a devastating thing to hear and see because it’s upsetting the way families will probably not see each other for a long time or maybe for ever. This novel is well described by big pictures or small pictures to show the reader step by step what happens in the picture. To grab the readers attention, the illustrator uses dull colours to show hope and happiness behind the statues he drew.

Shaun tans novel are very amazing since he creates them with pictures witch is weird but fun to read. ??