Pneuma

Abstract

The journey taken by the protagonist in a story told through a multimedia platform that uses picture book elements, sequential art, and graphic novel styles of narration is a search for wellness in a world made of internal struggles. The emotional factors become antagonistic forces to be overcome in the mind of the main character. This, in turn, classifies him as the antihero of the story. The world he enters has the aspect of being dark because it is created by him, in a maze of his own fears and insecurities. His awakening is essential to the process of the journey. As the hero embarks on his mission to find something he needs, portions of what is bad and good inside him are personified in the characters he interacts with. These characters become a guide to stay away from the past, not worry too much about the future, and focus on the present. Presence of the mind is the goal even if the main character does not know it. Wellness is the element the hero/antihero is looking for.