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surpnsmg juxtapositions. This mechanism, of juxtaposition and contradiction, is<br />
highlighted by the combination of Dog's linear pen' drawings and Schreuders'<br />
photographic pencil drawings. Do a Dance for Daddy recontextualises the original poem<br />
by including elements that refer to a specifically South African situation [fig 21]. The<br />
poem is rewritten in classic Bitterkomix style: the subject is the horror of Afrikaans<br />
culture, and the depiction relies on a wealth of references and significant details.<br />
Om<br />
haar<br />
ontwil<br />
behou<br />
Blank<br />
SA<br />
BE HIS<br />
LITTLE flNGEL<br />
Figure 21 Dog Do a Dance for Daddy pI<br />
Die Mens [fig 22], by Botes, is fresher and more original than Do a Dance for Daddy.<br />
Its format is similar, being an illustrated rhyme, but the pictures and the words form two<br />
parallel texts, echoing each other. The illustrations refine the meaning of the text, and<br />
pin down one possible interpretation of it. In clarifying the text and drawing details from<br />
it, the pictures are given such substance that they could stand alone and still convey the<br />
essence of the comic. Die Mens is more concise and limited, and therefore more forceful<br />
than Do a Dance for Daddy.<br />
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