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Ageing, an inevitable biological process, is often oversimplified, subjecting elderly individuals to both positive and negative sociocultural stereotypes. Elderly individuals are stigmatised as passive, suffering and asexual, while simultaneously being expected to embody an active, successful and productive approach towards ageing. Departing from these narrow perceptions, this article draws examples from Zidrou and Aimée de Jongh's graphic narrative Blossoms in Autumn to provide a nuanced perspective on the ageing process. Using the affordances of comics, this essay examines how Blossoms in Autumn addresses unarticulated aspects of ageing, including changing bodily features, sexuality and intimacy, among others. In so doing, this essay challenges the unilateral perceptions of ageing.
老龄化是一个不可避免的生理过程，但却常常被过分简单化，使老年人受到正面和负面的社会文化定型观念的影响。老年人被鄙视为被动、受苦受难和无性的人，同时又被期望以积极、成功和富有成效的方式对待老龄化。本文从这些狭隘的观念出发，以齐德鲁和艾米-德容（Aimée de Jongh）的漫画叙事《秋日花开》（Blossoms in Autumn）为例，对老龄化过程提供了一个细致入微的视角。本文利用漫画的功能，探讨了《秋日花开》如何处理老龄化过程中未被阐明的方面，包括身体特征的变化、性和亲密关系等。在此过程中，本文挑战了人们对衰老的片面认识。
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