Comments on: Chapter 22 – First Contact: Page 6

By: I AM R U

I AM R U — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:00:00 +0000

APPARENTLY I HAVE AN ACCOUNT AND I HAD NO IDEA!

By: I AM R U

I AM R U — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:56:00 +0000

I agree with you – I also think there is no guarantee that there will be a happy ending to this… But I do think its fairly ambiguous as to whether Rafa is stuck in the past or not… At the beginning of the comic, I think his reaction to the gallery invitation (to show his work) would have been to laugh and tell her to get lost – but now he’s certainly more mature, and more self-assured. He may very well have considered that Elan has changed, especially if he’s been able to recognise some of the changes in himself, although I think its currently fairly unclear whether he has or hasn’t…

By: I AM R U

I AM R U — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:52:00 +0000

It’s pretty easy to think the best thing for others is to push them away, especially if you love them and don’t want to see them get hurt – Rafa could (possibly?) be used to seeing everything around him go bad, corrupted by drugs and poverty, and simply expects that those who stay, or can’t get out, of his side of town eventually just have their lives turn sour, or if they’re really “good” (like Elan is in his mind), they’ll just get hurt and/or destroyed… I think Donald has a really good point, pushing Elan away was Rafa’s way of trying to protect him, but needs to realise on who he is now and who Elan is now.

While Elan’s changes are far more noticeable throughout the comic so far, Rafa has changed too – in the sense of no longer seeing himself as a “thug”, or unworthy of respect because of where he lives, that he isn’t stupid and useless because he’s poor… Anyway, just my late night, sleep deprived ramblings…

By: I AM R U

I AM R U — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:47:00 +0000

And Rafa has to decide what to do…

I’m still in two minds about how this ends, but its really great seeing Elan getting along so well :3 Rafa as well, actually, although its clear he hasn’t moved on even an inch (whereas perhaps Elan is trying to, under the mistaken belief that Rafa doesn’t want him anymore…)

[And just in case anyone missed me, I’m not dead! Law school is just kicking me all over the place :( ]

By: kuku

kuku — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 04:06:00 +0000

Or maybe he still doesn’t like Rafa much, and it’s “see, Elan and me are close, and my mom likes Elan, she doesn’t care about your stinky brother, so there.”