I did the reading of Asterios Polyp a fantastic little graphic novel, a bit of slice of
life and remembrance. It was interesting to see Asterios move from being a
complete narcissistic asshole, to a thoughtful and a person willing to open up
to other people. It comes about when his wife leaves him and his apartment
catches fire and he decides to leave everything behind and begin anew. In this
he is force to reflect on the man he’s become. Which happens to everyone at
some point in their live, we have to have the ability to reflect upon ourselves
to truly see how we can move forward and better ourselves. The comic really
moves in that way, bits and pieces come up from his life that he reflects upon
and his dead brother, who is our narrator, tells us his own thoughts. The use
of the dead twin is really quite interesting, it really makes me think its more
of the man Asterios has yet to become, because he hasn’t broken down his own
barriers yet. And once he begins to you here less and less from his dead twin.
Once Asterios has completely seen what he was and now is, he returns to his
wife. This for me was my favorite moment. We see him finally with the person he
could not show vulnerability to. And yet he stands out in the cold, after
walking miles to get to her house, just to really be with her. He lets her
talk, he actually compliments here work and he actually looks at her and is
with her. Even though the end is open ended, it is a proper ending, because
this is the start of his new life. He is no longer the same man, nor is she the
same person. They are two new people reuniting, like reincarnations; they get
to start all over again. And hopefully get it right.
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