Zidrou and Monin, Arno. The Adoption. Translated by Jeremy Melloul, Magnetic Press, 2020, pages 84-109.
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EXCELLENT Observation – WAY TO GO! I agree with this, it indeed does and I noticed something different, and did not notice this exact aspect right away!
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Also, how different the fact of investigation and detectives is in other countries compared to the U.S.
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I do think incorporating pop culture icons into this makes sense – and indeed shows the reality of this incident, this event, actually happening in real life.
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I passed over this scene and think there is more to this than I first thought.
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I see the switch to Spanish and not switching to language earlier in the graphic novel as a means of showing what happens when you truly have to internalize another culture, and not from a distance. Does this make sense?
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I think also, well do you think this might have been on purpose? For the reason of knowing we would have to translate (most that do not know Spanish) and realize Google does NOT translate the true meaning – you have to immerse and know the language for it to truly make sense!
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Yes, it is sad and is truly shows what happens when another country (U.S.) tries to know what is best for another and not follow that country’s rules/guidelines, etc – I felt this after seeing this part of the graphic novel.
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Yes, as a frame tale (several stories going on within the main story)
I see this as a story about attachment from the grandparents and learning about himself more through another culture, that he probable had not energy or interest in before this little girl happened in his life! Also a story about other countries, the perception, and the reality of those views, ALSO a story just about respecting other nationalities, countries, etc.
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Disney, an symbol for everything being “perfect” (we see that is not the case in this story – does have stereotypes in their films on how certain roles act, etc -
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I am sure, I see them in New York as well – and can you imagine the grandfather doing this on his own? I can’t, LOL.
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Their relationship is magnified even more with this police incident that occurred, it appears for sure in this slide and we realize the separation now has been more public, I think there was a separation there before – just not so evident as the son was growing up, but the grandfather caused much more of that than the son.
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I am trying to work out why exactly they did what they did -
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I always had this issue with Celcius to in Mexico but again, think a point made about the U.S. not learning more than one way of looking at things!
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