• In an increasingly visual culture, the use of graphic novels will definitely promote literacy especially amongst the younger generation due to the elements of humour and fun.
• Encourage reluctant readers to read as the medium of visuals complement reading of graphic novels. They are more appealing to the eye.
• Visuals have a very strong impact on the reader, who makes meaning through pictures and images.
• Graphic novels offer value , variety and creativity. Pictures make texts more accessible especially to second language users and reluctant readers.
• Offer diverse alternatives to traditional texts – text light, actions faster and more reader friendly format.
• Introduce literary works like the classics to young adults who would probably not read them in their traditional novel form.
• Reading graphic novels may require more complex cognitive skills than the reading of texts alone. (Lavin 1998).
• Makes learning effective as graphic novels promote brain based learning making use of both the right and left brain.
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