The next scene is one consisting solely of pictures. One particularly strong portion of "Stitches" is that David makes sure that it is obvious that despite his terrible upbringing, he wouldn't be the man he is today without it. It was still in me, or the trauma around it was" (Konisberg). Small said that the dreams that he has had have greatly influenced him in the writing of "Stitches." One dream in particular where a large, bug-like monster that burst through the walls of a house "played a big role in the decision to write 'Stitches.'" Small said, "It was a crab - cancer - but I couldn't even tell what it was until I sketched it out the next day. I have chosen to go in depth into David's most deep and psychoanalytical scenes. David has the rare skill of being able to move his audience without saying a word. Christopher Borrelli of the Chicago Tribune said, "He shows, in ways that dozens of traditional memoirs rarely accomplish with thousands of words, a distinct brand of stony Midwestern stoicism, and watchfulness, and with few panels, captures the small moments when chilliness veers into empathy, and vice-versa" (Small). Instead of solely using words to tell his story, David using his skill of design to draw the reader a picture of his life. "Stitches" is full of deep, psychological dreams and mysteries.
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