Using your own knowledge, O’Brien’s article, and Gharib’s graphic story, describe what it means for something to be considered a “resilience story.” Thinking about resilience stories as a genre, what would you say are its conventions? How are resilience stories told and what affect can they have on an audience? What films, books, shows, and real events could be considered resilience stories?
Include at least 2 quotes from O’Brien and at least 2 references to Gharib’s comic.
Comic: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/05/17/854937429/comic-a-lost-boy-a-snake-bite-a-lesson-in-resilience