Yuxin Xuan Blog 2

We read Shaun Tan's The Arrival last week. It is a wordless novel and tells a story about an immigrant who comes to an imaginary world which sometimes resembles our own. He meets all kinds of problems, including language barrier, looking for accommodation and buying things in a market. Some scenes are difficult to understand, but I can feel the contrast of his feelings when he first comes to the new place and when he meets helpful strangers. We may experience similar pain or joy in our life and so the book can strike a responsive chord in readers' hearts.