ÒMono MonoÓ is a short story about the relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter as they experience the shared love of a fantasy world. The power of story telling between generations is vital to Mara Morris in part because she struggled with insomnia as a child. Throughout the book, the granddaughter comes to understand the importance of her grandmotherÕs storytelling.
Didot is a simple font, it doesnÕt call attention to itself, therefore directing the readerÕs attention more to the text than the design. Creating a gradient throughout the book with gray tints, aids in the narrative because the colors of the pages reflect the cycle of night and day, a central theme in the story. When information on the grandmother is given, the pages remain a similar tint.
The story told within the whole of the story is hoped to have an emotional effect on the reader.