Monday, 6 October 2008

5th reading response

Like I said in 4th reading response, Leonara saved Esther.
Her brave action has spread out through the town because the journalist Reynard wrote the article about this. Consequently, Leonara as become a hero and everyone admired her. But this seems little bit strange to me. Do you remember Leonara had had the trouble before she saved Esther. I tell you again for those who forgot. She was bullied by most people because of her black skin and lack of mother. But now, she gets loved suddenly. From my experience, I am always taught that people cannot change their behavior so suddenly, especially to the person that they have bullied before. If I were them, may be I would bullied her more because I feel like “I cannot admit that even that girl saved one’s life, but I didn’t do anything good. If I admit, I also have to admit that I am more useless than the girl I always bully! So, I got confused.




Anyway, the story keeps moving.
The journalist Reynard got a letter which warmed him to leave the town.
It’s because he wrote the article about Leonara and Esther.
So Reynard asked the head of local Klan what they knew about threat.
They said they didn’t send it.
What’s that supported to mean?
For me, the people who sent a letter must be Klan.
It’s funny Klan didn’t know who send a letter despite the fact that they runs the town.
But Why? Why does the Klan want Leonara to be alone anyhow?
Does she have some information that the Klan doesn’t want anyone to know?
I need to keep reading

2 comments:

AueM said...

Why can't you admit that the girl saved one’s life? In my opinion, I think it's so reality. Most people usually judge the others from seeing their outside. This world is so unfair. I think people who bully the others by based on their skin colors, genders, or cultures are a cruel person. Long time ago, when I went to Spain to sit in 5th grade class for about 1 month, I was bullied by a guy who was bigger than me. He always teased me of my nationality. It was so annoying!

Unknown said...

I like that you have the courage to question the story. Is the author aiming for a happy ending? As critical readers we are obliged to question the character's actions, to check those actions against our own experiences. When we do this, not only does reading become more interesting but we also begin to question other things around us. This, I believe, makes us more productive members of our society.