Monday, March 19, 2007

Can Men Catch Candida Mafalda

I was really excited when I found out we were reading Mafalda for this class because I know my parents used to really enjoy these comics back in the day. I really like the fact that the author uses the point of view of a little girl to examine many issues because it gives it a different approach than we are normally used to. Aside from being a fresh approach, it also helps add a lot of comedy to the small stories.

I think Mafalda is great at representing the way that children can always throw adults completely off by asking the most unexpected questions, but I also like the unexpected ways in which the parents choose to deal with her questions. I think this is one of the things that adds so much humour to the text. My favourite of all was when Mafalda asks her mother wh her baby brother Can not Be Delivered via jet, and she goes back to Miguelito Saying, "My mom is right Miguelito, the hell we want to save time a baby who will not have anything to do all day?"

I also like how the text Represents Every Day That You Can totally events to recount. For instance, the mini story about Mafalda and her father hiding from her mother when it comes time for her to ask Them What They Want for dinner really made me laugh. It is definitely an That events have taken place at my house more Than eleven. In instances like this I feel as Though I am really getting the joke. There Were A Few jokes Understand That I did not remove pero, and I think it is Mostly Used Because of the language That I am not used to.

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