The Ivory Trail

This novel appears to be about a physical journey down ‘The Ivory Trail’ where the protagonist overcomes mental and physical obstacles to obtain an understanding of unknown mysterious and understanding within himself.

There are three examples of text on this cover, the authors name, the title and a phrase “Not all journeys have an ending”, which may suggest the overall theme of the novel. The author’s name and the title “The Ivory Trail” are in the middle ground, off centre and at diagonals to each other. These two texts immediately attract the viewer’s eye, because they are bold and large. The fact that the title of novel comes second to, or underneath the author’s name suggests perhaps the author’s narcissism, feeling he is better than the book. Or the id

This book cover symbolises that the concept of a journey may be incorporated in the novel, “The Ivory Trail”. This journey seems both physical and mental and could perhaps involve danger and mystery. The book cover conveys these ideas through the use of techniques including text, images, colour, focus and composition.

The dominant images in this text are the sphinx, an Egyptian pyramid, an exotic background of eastern tableaux and an extreme close up of an adolescent boy. The first image we notice is the pyramid and sphinx because of its central location and brightness in comparison to the rest of the picture. The luminosity of these historical structures suggests power and mystery. The book cover appears to be set in a modern era but the pictures of the sphinx and pyramid imply that perhaps although contemporary this novel has ancient connections. These images support the already assumed location of the story, Egypt, Africa and also suggest mystery and a journey into the unknown. The Islamic architecture also supports the idea of a physical journey, perhaps over continents.

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