5/22/2023 0 Comments Ducks two years![]() ![]() Find virtuous, life-affirming employment that doesn’t pay the bills, or take a well-paid job in an odious industry under the worst possible conditions – in either case leaving home and family behind with all that entails. Either make terrible compromises in exchange for the possibility of freedom to someday pursue life objectives, or face constant downward economic pressure over decades. The threat of economic dislocation leaves Beaton (and just about everyone working in industries like the oil sands) with only bad options. Ducks is a coming-of-age story but the motivating driver behind the hero’s journey is the cold logic of capitalism. Though the book takes place in the mid-aughts, it documents tensions that define our current moment. What elevates Ducks beyond simple mastery of craft are the social overtones. Kate talks with one of her coworkers in a scene from her 2022 graphic novel DUCKS. ![]()
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