This  paper  argues  that  the  graphic  novel  The  Bad  Times  by  Christine Kinealy and John Walsh presents the famine in digestible pieces, which I call the art of simplicity. For this, the graphic novel makes the book itself a small Ireland  by  making  book  cover  similar  to  the  Irish  flag  and  putting  Irish language in the book. Then the graphic novel describes how the Irish people go through the famine in this small Ireland. But rather than explaining the Irish people’s sufferings from the famine in detail, the graphic novel presents relatively simple drawings, which ironically do more to highlight their pains and struggles to survive the famine than a regular depiction ever could. In doing so, readers are forced to look at what is happening, and that could lead to a deeper understanding of the Great Famine than simply trying to relate facts. In this respect, The Bad Times becomes a medium that allows for more faithful representation of tough historical times of the Great Famine.