there s an elephant in the room

Placing elephants in the house had many meanings. From the perspective of homonyms,"elephant" and "auspicious" were homonyms. Elephant represented "auspicious", symbolizing happiness, peace, and beauty. In Feng Shui, elephants were regarded as auspicious symbols that could bring good fortune to the family, such as symbolizing peace in the world. Elephants were powerful, but they were gentle, honest, and loyal. They were regarded as a symbol of strength and could make people's fortune flourish. Different shapes have different meanings. Elephants with their trunks down are called water-absorbing elephants. They are suitable for being placed by the window with their trunks facing the direction of the water source (when there is no water, they can also face the dark water, such as squares, roads, low-lying land, etc.). They have the function of attracting wealth and making money, remedy the lack of wealth in life, and improve the wealth of the house. Elephants with their trunks up are called water-spraying elephants. The water-spraying shape symbolizes the joy of spraying water. When placed at home, it can make people feel cheerful and have the effect of attracting joy. If it was an elephant carved out of white jade, because white elephants were rare and precious among elephants, and elephants lived in groups and were organized animals, it had the effect of promoting leadership and promoting dignitaries. In addition, elephants were docile and had the meaning of harmony. For families where couples were not harmonious, placing elephants could help increase the harmony between husband and wife. However, the bedroom in the house was a relatively private space. The bathroom and toilet were places for excrement and filth. The kitchen was not suitable for placing elephants. It was generally suitable for placing them in the living room or study.

It could represent an obvious but ignored problem or issue. Something that everyone sees but no one wants to talk about.

Since it's a graphic novel, it likely combines art and storytelling to convey the concept of the 'elephant in the room'. Maybe it has characters who are constantly tiptoeing around a big issue. The art style could be used to emphasize the unease and tension of not addressing this obvious matter. It could also be a metaphorical exploration of a contemporary social issue that society as a whole is avoiding, like environmental problems or certain inequalities, and the graphic novel is a creative way to bring this into focus.

The elephant in the room cartoon in The New Yorker usually aims to make readers think about uncomfortable truths or unspoken topics. It could be a commentary on something widespread but not openly discussed, like inequality or environmental concerns.

The cartoon of a big elephant in the room could be drawn in a way that emphasizes its size and the contrast with the people who are pretending not to notice it. Maybe it's drawn with a shadowy background to make the elephant stand out even more.