tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295141461906714106.post3850258840438470379..comments2024-03-06T21:45:02.129-08:00Comments on High-Low: Punchable Face: Petty TheftRob Cloughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12671203398083374216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295141461906714106.post-47891450015119754632014-07-29T10:27:37.344-07:002014-07-29T10:27:37.344-07:00Patrick, you may well be right that this is a fict...Patrick, you may well be right that this is a fictional (or perhaps fictionalized) account of the author. And certainly the character of "Pascal' is most likely exaggerated. Personally, I didn't find much to sympathize with, and the way he wrote the character as a kind of punching bag who caused many of his own problems seems to be a direct form of authorial intent. But that's just my own reaction...Rob Cloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671203398083374216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3295141461906714106.post-42608256701519434222014-07-29T06:54:25.952-07:002014-07-29T06:54:25.952-07:00I found that Pascal's directionless life, and ...I found that Pascal's directionless life, and lack of ambition, during "Petty Theft" created in me a lot of sympathy for him. <br /><br />Additionally, this seemed more like a fictional version of the author, than an autobiographical comic. The character of Pascal seemed more like fictional version of the author, like Seth's depiction of himself in "It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken" than any of Joe Matt's or Chester Browns recounting of their own lives.patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332130027590067291noreply@blogger.com