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The Jellyfish

Oct. 15, 2024 by Guest

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By Martha Cornog   The Jellyfish presents a charming and empathic if incomplete picture of a childlike young woman losing her sight from an uncomprehended condition. Slender and plain Odette Biset-Yu has, to her parents’ dismay, dropped out of college and is working in a Montreal bookstore. Living on her own in a third-floor walkup, she lavishes affection on her pet rabbit Napoleon and maintains a warm friendship with Leo and his girlfriend Rochelle. But she feels compelled to fend off her intrusive if well-meaning mom, who drops off food, grabs her daughter’s laundry to wash, and tries to fix… Read More

Tags: blindness, disability, sight loss, vision blockage

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