The Rabbi's Cat was a very interesting read to me. I very much enjoyed it, but I found it strange that so many people in the class did not. The best part of the graphic novel to me, was the ending. The openendedness left me thinking for hours and really intrigued me as to the contents of the second book.
Another thing i found quite intriguing that we did not disucss in class and I did not realize until reading some reviews online is that the cat never has a name. This may or may not have been intentional but I feel there was a reason for it. Maybe it was to keep the cat as a neutral character so he wasn't revealed as Jewish or non Jewish. It may also have been to keep the cat further from being a person. Since the cat could talk he was obviously very personified, but keeping him nameless keeps the reader calling him cat, thus the reader is reminded of the animal. Either way I think it is something to note and to think about.
The vast amount of religions also took me by surprise. The question of a man's own faith is something that most people can relate to. I think many people have had thoughts and doubts and questions about their faiths, but that is why it is called faith. People need to be able to believe in something that seems unreal. The "The Rabbi's Cat" was an excellent example of a very humanistic quality.
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