For example, Cicada says “Human coworker no like Cicada. Cicada doesn’t have a name, and is constantly treated terribly by his work colleagues. The main character, who is also the protagonist, is Cicada. Cicada says, “can’t stop laughing.” ( Cicada, Shaun Tan.) But, at the end of the book, one page is drowned in vibrant colours to show the effervescence Cicada is feeling when he joins forces with his own kind. This setting is important because it shows how quiet and boring the workplace is for Cicada. He’s isolated and is forced to be controlled by his boss.
The only colours are Cicada’s head and a small green leaf that Cicada eats in the office wall space. The colours are bland and grey, similar to the other books Shaun Tan has written. I think the reason we chose this book to read in class is because it is both fanciful and realistic, and you can make connections to the reality that jumps up unexpectedly in our faces every day.Ĭicada works in an office. It is not a very long book, and it has about 30 pages in it.
The second book, Tales from the Inner City - a companion to Tales from Outer Surburbia, is due in October.Aditi reviewed her own copy of this book.Ĭicada is a picture book written by Shaun Tan, an Australian author. "Calm and serene/ the sound of the Cicada/ penetrates the rock" - Matsuo Bash? (1644-94). A short, simple tale loaded with meaning, finished with the quote: Cicada's life hasn't been kind - but the end of one life cycle is only the beginning of another. After seventeen years, it's time to retire. Tan's latest masterpiece (one of two due for 2018) is the tale of Cicada - a data entry clerk in a bleak, colourless city. A metaphor for growing up? A bit of inspiration for the unappreciated striver in all of us? Yes, yes, and more.
But in the end, just when you think he's given up, he makes a transformation into something ineffably beautiful. Hardback Picture Books | Sophisticated Picture Booksįrom the visionary Shaun Tan, an inspirational story for all ages!Ĭicada tells the story of a hardworking little cicada who is completely unappreciated for what he does.
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