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In the next letter Arthur writes to Adil, Arthur wonders how he gets to school. He wonders if he rides a camel there, like a character in Illinois Jack. Adil receives the letter, asking him if his camel has its own room or if it sleeps in his. Adil finds this question weird. Arthur then asks Adil his favorite food; maybe it is lamb's eyes. Adil finds this question disgusting, and doesn't understand what he will write back. | In the next letter Arthur writes to Adil, Arthur wonders how he gets to school. He wonders if he rides a camel there, like a character in Illinois Jack. Adil receives the letter, asking him if his camel has its own room or if it sleeps in his. Adil finds this question weird. Arthur then asks Adil his favorite food; maybe it is lamb's eyes. Adil finds this question disgusting, and doesn't understand what he will write back. | ||
At Arthur's house, the mail comes. None of it is from Adil. The next day, no mail for Arthur. And the next day there is still no mail addressed to him. [[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] sees Arthur's Illinois Jack comic | At Arthur's house, the mail comes. None of it is from Adil. The next day, no mail for Arthur. And the next day there is still no mail addressed to him. [[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] sees Arthur's Illinois Jack comic. He thinks they are funny, much to Arthur's surprise. When Arthur says he thought the comic was accurate, Alberto disagrees, saying they always get everything wrong. He mentions that they are like those American TV shows that he used to watch as a kid back in Ecuador; they made it seem like Americans went surfing after school, went home to their skyscraper and put ketchup on all of their food. "Yep, you'd sure have a weird impression of a place if all you knew of it came from TV and comics." | ||
Arthur finally figures out that Adil hasn’t written back because he is stereotyping, and tells his father as such before adding, “Maybe I should just get an '''American''' pen pal.” Dad suggests that he write back to him and explain what happened. Arthur admits he’s kind of embarrassed; Dad replies that he give it one more shot: “It’s not always easy making friends in other cultures. But trust me, it’s worth it.” | Arthur finally figures out that Adil hasn’t written back because he is stereotyping, and tells his father as such before adding, “Maybe I should just get an '''American''' pen pal.” Dad suggests that he write back to him and explain what happened. Arthur admits he’s kind of embarrassed; Dad replies that he give it one more shot: “It’s not always easy making friends in other cultures. But trust me, it’s worth it.” |