The Rabbi's Cat

I really enjoyed reading the story “The Rabbi’s Cat”. It was so interesting and really kept my attention throughout the entire book. There is a big difference between this book being a comic instead of a novel. The kitty in the book changed so much throughout the book. The artist was able to really focus the reader’s attention on the cat and how he was being portrayed. This is a great way to show how important the cat is and what he is going through. Also with the cat the change of font really makes the story able to follow and interesting. The cursive is just what the cat is thinking while the print is what people actually said. I think that the pictures were displayed wonderfully throughout the entire book. Now this is a biased opinion because you only hear how kitty reacts to everyone and how he feels. It’s not as clear what is really happening.  He is such a different character. He goes about without a care in the world and does exactly as he pleases. He makes for a good narrator.

Not only did I find kitty interesting but I also found the Rabi to be a very interesting character. He is a great example of someone who is very traditional but yet is comfortable with his surroundings he lets loose a little. Kitty and him made a very interesting duo throughout the book and really went well together and balanced each other out. 

This book was a lot like the movie “Ca Twiste a Popenguine”. In this movie it also incorporated their native language Wolof a little bit throughout, but they mainly spoke French. In “The Rabbi’s Cat” they must know all know French but hardly anyone speaks it.  I thought it was very interesting that no one speaks their native language but yet most know it. It would make sense for everyone to speak it I think, however they believe that it is sacred and only should be used at certain times.  

Nervous Conditions

The story we are reading "Nervous Conditions" is an interesting one. It discusses a lot of different problems in it. Everything from education to gender roles to tradition. It's so interesting to see how things go throughout the story. The society they live in is so different than ours is here today.

The main character who I could mostly relate to is Tambu. She is such an interesting person. I value the fact that she got to finally go away to school and that she is liking it so much. She is very open to the idea of change and adapting greatly. I myself am the same way. I'm always up for change I like the fact that the story can be viewed as an autobiography from the writer herself. All the young girl wants is to make something of herself and not be like everyone else in her family. She knows what she wants and isn't afraid to do it. She's such a unique person. Especially after she doesn't even care that her brother is dead. I get that some people experience things a little differently and handle it differently but its so interesting that this is how she deals with it. I personally myself experience things this way. I tend to not let things bother me and try to hide it as much as I can. I can't wait to read more and see where this character continues to go.