Analysis Of Tintin In Congo

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“Tintin is me… I believe I’m the only one who can animate him, who can give him a soul” (qtd in Luxford 32). The universal appeal of Tintin, starting from his birthplace in Brussels to the obscure and far more dangerous corners of the world, where he had numerous experiences in his globe-trotting adventures, is integrally related to Hergé’s own life and has a rock-solid foundation in reality, allowing him to transcend the limitations of age, fashion and nationality. Just like the other heroes of comic books, Tintin gained popularity in the postwar period. On one hand, the unique adventures of Tintin provided escapism and on the other hand, mirrored real events thereby providing the readers with an insight into the political turmoil of the The story is full of numerous hunting scenes ending with the departure of Tintin and Snowy from Congo by an aircraft. Tintin in Congo is actually the story of the encounter between the white European reporter and the black natives of Belgian, Congo- an encounter which can be described as the intercultural collision. Most of the narrative of Tintin in Congo rests on the caricature of the African people and their culture which is portrayed as backward, and most importantly, inferior to the European society and their culture. Though the story, its originality and style of presentation stands apart, yet this particular voyage of Tintin is infamous for its depiction of the intersection of modernity on the part of the European reporter and barbarity of the African natives. We now move onto an alternate site/location in the Hergean ordinance, as to specify of the attributes of ‘Other’. The division between Tintin and ‘Other’ is prepared by the (post)colonial theorist Said as he

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