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Although I was a bit confused in the beginning, I found Mitchell's arguments about the image/text relation very interesting once I got acquainted with the material. The most thought-provoking point he raised for me was the relationship between images and text when referred to as imagetext. I had never before thought of the similarities between the two because I'd always regarded them as separate mediums of expression. After reading Mitchell, however, I realized that images and text are inextricably linked. I know he doesn't explicitly state which theory is best, but of the options given (image/text, image-text, and imagetext), I think imagetext is the most appropriate. Mitchell brings up the point that both images and text feature each other intrinsically in their purest form. A novel filled with text cannot help but evoke certain images with its language and descriptions. The very point of metaphors and other figures of speech is to illustrate a point by painting a vivid picture. The pictorial elements conjured up in the minds of readers are a direct manifestation of the presence of image in text, especially when coupled with the visual elements of typography.  read more »