Rabbi's Cat

The Rabbi's Cat was an interesting and attention grabing graphic novel that brought a new and funny light to the issues of colonialism. Firstly as a graphic novel the author Joann Sfar is able illustrate his thoughts literally ands abstractly which gives the reader a more precises interpritation of the story . Kitty, the cat of Rabbi Abraham, wants to become Jewish cat for his mistress Zlabaya, the rabbi's daughter. Kitty's cynical and question attitude upsets rabbi Abraham for he does not have answers for kitty. kitty's questioning of the Jewish faith under colonial control leads Rabbi Abraham into a religious crisis. This crisis of rabbi shows the true conflicts with colonialism. the rabbi is subjected to a "qualification" test by the French in French. Sfar is pointing out the major flaws in the institution of colonialism. How can someone in France determine the qualification of a someone in Algeria? How does speaking French in Algeria, where the native tongue is Arabic qualify as a useful skill? Sfar shows the enormous power that colonialism has over their lives and their way of thinking. Zlabaya, the rabbi's daughter, is a very traditional girl and Kitty loves her dearly. When she wed to a reviving Jew she does so without complaint. her father and kitty are hurt by her departure because of their strong bonds. Sfar also comments on the silliness of the feuding between Jews and Muslims during the rabbi's and his Muslim friends Sfar's walk to the grave. Sfar's donkey and kitty argue over the origination of Sfar's name both in defense of their releigion. even though the name Sfar his derives from both religions. when i was a Freshman in high school i was very involved with my church and therefore very connected to and defensive of my religion. in having a conversation with a girl from a different church we began to argue over whose church was better. We both curses screamed and even threated each other over whose church was better not realizing that there was really no point to the argument. We both belong to Christian church, and worshiped the same God. Are feuding caused to do and say unchristian like things to each and defeated to purpose of many Sunday school lessons teaching us to be king to one another. The only thing that came out of the matter was 2 weeks of detention and a phone call home. Sfar is pointing out he same point that the feuding is leading to nothing but more feuding so what is the point?    The Rabbi's Cat really showed some of the difficulties of living in Algeria under French control while also being a funny lighthearted read.