Many authors often use images to partner their writing to further make their point. When an author uses imagery in their writing, they are explaining their story to the reader by showing them instead of telling them. It is much easier for a reader to understand what the author is trying to say when they can see an image in front of them instead of trying to interpret the meaning of the author’s writing. In addition, authors, like Mark Russel and Shannon Wheeler, often use relatable scenarios and settings to make their point even easier to understand for their readers. Instead of looking at an image and being confused by an unknown setting, the reader is then able to understand the picture and interpret it as if it were almost their own life. Mark Russel and Shannon Wheeler use this technique in “God is Disappointed in You” when they are trying to explain the Last Supper to their readers. Mark and Shannon also use different color shading, unique scenery, and captioning when explaining to the reader a question they have for God. After a deeper examination of “God is Disappointed in You” by Mark Russel and Shannon Wheeler, one can see how authors use relatable scenarios, creative settings, and captioning in their imagery, which is important because it makes the meaning of their writing easier to understand.

“God is Disappointed in You” by Mark Russel and Shannon Wheeler is a modern day description of the bible. Mark and Shannon try to explain various scenes and lessons in the bible with their own words and their own imagery. When describing Jesus’ Last Supper with his Apostles before he was crucified, Mark and Shannon use an image of Jesus sitting at a bar with his apostles. Like the real image of the Last Supper, the focus is on Jesus. He is in the center of the photo and all of the attention is on him. In addition, the Apostles around him are sitting in very similar positions than the Apostles in the real image. Mark and Shannon put a twist on the image to try and make a point of their own. By putting Jesus in a bar with modern day draft beers, Mark and Shannon use a different setting to make The Last Supper more relatable. They also caption the image “The Last Call,” which means that even Jesus stays at the bar until the last minute some nights.  This visual image is put in their writing to show Jesus in a modern day view, which will make the bible easier to understand for the everyday reader. Both authors felt that words weren’t necessary to explain The Last Supper and that this visual image was enough. Mark and Shannon use similar imagery when they question why God created the world when it would eventually mean nothing. 

Mark and Shannon use shading, unique scenery, and captioning when explaining to the reader why God creates things with the plan that they will eventually become unused. When comparing the shades of the two figures, the human is in darker clothes and has darker hair while the God-like figure is in a bright white robe and has shining white hair. The God-like figure is also sitting in a dark black chair, which makes him stand out even more. In addition, the God-like figure is much larger than the human and is looking down at him, which helps the reader realize that he is God. Based on the setting around them, the reader can also tell that they are in heaven. There are two angles flying behind them and they are standing on the clouds of heaven. Mark and Shannon also caption the image with the question, “What’s up with all the planned obsolescence?” By using this caption, they are showing a human asking a question that they have for God. They are concerned why God created the word with plans that everything will eventually be no longer wanted or working. Instead of using words as an explanation, both authors felt this visual image was a perfect way to depict their question for God and wrap up their story. If Mark and Shannon deleted the two images from their short story, the story could’ve lacked necessary details like modernization and clever captioning which are needed to fully explain their points. 

Authors often use imagery to visualize the points they want to make in order to assure the reader understands it clearly. Mark Russel and Shannon Wheeler use two images, The Last Call and God in heaven, to try and explain the bible to modern day readers. They use various techniques to try and make their images more relatable and understandable to their viewers. They put God in a modern day bar to make Jesus’ life more modernized, just like the reader. They also use a clever setting background and intense black and white shading to insure the read understood that the human was speaking to God. After a deeper examination of “God is Disappointed in You” by Mark Russel and Shannon Wheeler, one can see how authors use different color shading, clever background notifies, and personal twists in their writing, which is important because it gets their thoughts across to the reader in the clearest and easiest way possible. 
