The day of love

In Hergé's work, the notion of friendship largely prevails over that of love. Indeed, love is not a recurrent theme in The Adventures of Tintin. Living the adventure forces our young hero to concentrate his efforts on his mission and nothing will make him deviate from his path.

Hergé wanted it that way, no exaltation of feelings: Tintin does not explore the passionate dimensions and confides very little. His creative father "prevents" him from having any love affair in the name of the editorial codes of the time and of a certain virtue, which he imposes on his fictional story. Hergé insisted on the perfect freedom of his star character. What could he have done with a young man who falls in love, who longs to settle down in Moulinsart or elsewhere, in the warmth of the family cocoon? Nor more crazy departures...

Tintin takes root in his autonomy, neither family nor support, even if his creator will give him a paper family over the course of the adventures, which will allow him to forge affinities and friendly relationships, giving the Adventures of Tintin a unique human dimension.

In the end, the verb "to love" dominates the album, because in friendship as in romance, we enjoy being together, we help each other, we laugh heartily and the simple presence of others comforts and delights. Even if Captain Haddock only wants one thing: to escape from Castafiore!

However, the birth of a love affair in The Castafiore Emerald is noteworthy. It features Professor Calculus who has fallen in love with the famous singer. An emotional and spontaneous impulse that will push him to create a new variety of white rose with the sweet name of "Bianca"!

Even if the romantic flower is the classic red rose, why not try, following Calculus' example, other gift experiences: dinner at Moulinsart castle, canoeing on the ponds, parachute jumping... and why not, a little surprise?