Though it may be a turn in a strange direction in regards to the graphic novel, Jimmy Corrigan uses its unique structure and story to display a awkward tale of and even awkward individual. Some may find its disjointed narrative as confusing and Jimmy’s imagination equally as puzzling, but one thing Jimmy’s disconnect with reality achieves is that it gives us the reader an intimate look into his deepest thoughts. Jimmy is an interesting character, with all sorts of mannerisms and deficiencies and we don’t get very much dialogue from Jimmy, so we must depend mainly on his odd fantasies to get a deeper look into inner thoughts. Take page 30 for example: having never met his father before, he imagines the many possibilities of what he may look like. Not only that, but at the same time he imagines the first awkward words his father would say to him. Leading up to this we are, for the most part, unsure of his feeling towards his father. The only inclination we get are though these strange fantasies. A more eye-opening example comes on page 39 where Jimmy imagines himself walking in on his mother and father having sex. Jimmy’s pent up aggression surfaces when he promptly breaks a glass on his father’s face and proceeds to cut him open with the shards. Again before this, we have no idea he harbors these kinds of feeling towards his father, towards anybody for that matter. These off the wall fantasies provide an in depth look at a complicated and quiet character, and also do wonders for the novel as a whole by making it increasingly odd and entertaining.