Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs

This Graphic Novel is about a husband and wife who meet in 1928. It describes the things they went through and life in general back in there day. This GN is a true story and is a true story about the Author's parents. The book's chapters are split into different decades.



A real big theme in this GN is history and what i mean by that is that the whole entire book recalls their lives. Every piece of history that occurred during their lives is talked about. For example, they talk about Adolf Hitler, Joesph Stalin and even the latest invention at the time... the television. I thought was great how Ethel didn't even really understand or pay attention to it and when i think back to the stories my grandparents used to tell, they didn't really care about it either.



I'm very interesting in how he knows this much detail about his parents lives. Did they write a diary or was it all passed on by way of mouth because i have one hell of a time trying to remember what i did when i was one year old to when i was five years old. I think the history is probably right on, but you never know. I have touched on the fact that when you read GN's like this that you never really get the whole story, but you get a good enough picture of what their lives were like an the struggles they went through. For example, they went into their bomb shelter every time a plane went over head. That is no way anyone should have to live their life and you sometimes forget the things people go through during times of war. I pray that me or my family never has to go through something like that.

I really truly enjoyed this Graphic Novel because not only is it about these peoples lives, it also is about big historical events that took place during their lives. I think without the historical events in this book it wouldn't be half as good because you would be missing so much about the characters and how they respond to things that happen to them. This book was a great mix of romance, history, family, and love for one another.