Life of Yop City was definitely not what I was anticipating. Right out of the gate it was hitting us as the readers with important and hard situations. In the beginning I thought the book would start off with issues that children would deal with then teens and then adults but I was wrong. It immediately started talking about adult issues. Like Bintou just wanted to dance with a grown man and so she did. Her father was furious and was so upset and wanted to teach her a lesson so he beat her. This was tough to read because these things happen everyday and the way it affects men and women the way that this strips pieces of their humanity and confidence away is just heartbreaking. I never thought of a graphic novel being a serious book that can talk about serious issues. I always thought of it as fictional and meant to be fun or about being bullied and how they over came adversity but I did not expect this from them. Graphic novels are not just for children but adults who are going through something serious and in this case equality! I enjoyed this read and I learned a lot reading it.
Blog 8 10/13/2020
Published by delaneyday15
I have a twin sister who looks nothing like me, I went to Taylor High School. I played football in high school, I was the kicker. I kicked a game winning field goal in overtime from 32 yards. I am in the Ohio Army National Guard. My job is military police, everyone hates us until the need us. I am studying Special Education! I want to make a difference in the world, even if it is for just one person. View more posts
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