"Jobnik"

I thought Jobnik was an interesting tale of the day to day life of people in the military. I thought the title of "Jobnik" was an interesting choice. According to urbandictionary.com, the term Jobnik is described as "Israeli slang for a non-combatant soldier who serves his nation by doing secretarial work, clerking, counting inventory, or some other "job"-like function. Generally used with a hint of derision, as if the jobnik is lazier than a fighter." I thought this helps shed light on what this graphic novel was really about. This definition helps to explain many things that happened throughout the story. It explains why many of the characters treated her disrespectfully, and also helps to explain why she dealt with identity issues throughout the graphic novel. She didn't really fit in as a child or in the army.


Another topic that we discussed was whether or not this story is worth being told or not. I personally thought the story was interesting and a change of pace from the usual military stories. I think the story itself was important for many different reasons. One of these reasons was that many people don't know about the daily life in the military, which is what this graphic novel was mainly about. It was somewhat of a coming of age story. People in class had said that they didn't think the story was important. I, on the other hand, thought that the way in which the story was presented was more interesting than a normal story with a set plot.