View of the Novel

View of the novel

Novel, until nowadays, I just read three different types of novels in English. One is Station Eleven, one is Gathering of Pearls, one is from here to where. 

Before I read Gathering of Pearls, I thought Station Eleven was the best English novel in my mind. But in my own thinking, I added some my own thinking into it, every young people like to read science fiction stories. For station eleven, it is a novel that has fictional parts in it.  After I read Gathering of Pearls. I did not only think, oh I finished read this book, I finished my assignment. But also at the same time, I wanted to know what will happen in the Sookan’s second year, third year, what will happen when she finished her college studying, will she come back to Korea, or because her mom died, there was nothing fascinated for her to go back to Korea, so will she stay in America to find a job and will she date with Tom? All the things I wanted to know.  

One of the most attractive thing for me is that what will Sookan do after her mom died? Even though in the ending she have already said she should forgive her sister, Theresa. But will it be easy? Two different thinking ways and two different cultures will make Theresa hard to understand Sookan. But also Sookan lived in America, she wanted to become independent rather than stayed behind her sister, but her sister wanted to control Sookan, so this conflict would make Sookan’s college life become difficult and interesting.

And also I was interesting in Sookan’s relationships with Ellen and Marci. Ellen and Marci had the most obvious personalities in American culture, so because of these two main characters, Sookan wanted to learn American culture and joined into the local people. But for me, I think Sookan wanted to live with Marci more than Ellen. Fist, Marci had the same personality with Sookan, shy, did not want to communicate with others, disagreed with her parents, wanted to become independent. These personalities were same as Sookan. And Sookan went to Marci’s family, they both cried and watched the sun set. For the young people, they must have the closer friendship. If we turned our vision to Sookan and Ellen. Ellen wanted to elope with her boy friend, Sookan wanted to explain to her to cancel this thinking, but Ellen did not listen to Sookan and they argued a lot. In the ending, I just knew Ellen talked with her mom about the marriage. And because of Sookan’s mom death, the conflict between Sookan and Ellen was never referred. And in the Sookan’s eyes, Ellen was a star in the night sky, talkative, positive, have organization ability. Which were too far to Sookan to pursue, they were fiends just because they were the roommates. In Sookan’s heart, she must think Marci was better than Ellen. 

In this year, for Sookan, it really happened a lot. Learned American culture, had many American friends, went to the mixer, her mom was died, this thing was overwhelmed for a young lady. But she was still pursuing her dream, she wanted to combine the American culture and Korean culture together to find her own thinking. She liked a Ugly Ducking, she just waited a day then she would become the swan. Before that, she needed to become a oyster,  the hurt can not poison her . Difficult times just can make her rich and strong. 

For me, an international student, I recommend others to read this novel, very realistic and attractive. Also this is a novel that talks about when a Korean girl went to American and studied in America alone. I am also an international student, so i would have the same feeling with Sookan. I really recommend other students to read this novel. 

The ending of Peter Pan

When Captain Hook jumped from the window, I felt this story was sad, for many people, they think Captain Hook was a bad character, opposed with Peter Pan, but for me, I had a different think about Captain Hook, he was a good person, always teaches his followers how to act as a pirate. And if you compared his clothes and his followers' clothes, you will see his clothes are very orderly. Even though he was bad, but when he died, I think I will cry for this person. But also the ending was that Wendy and her friends went back to their home, and Peter Pan promised he will see her every year. But Peter Pan lived on the Neverland, he can not grow, just a little boy, but his friends will grow, will become mature, at that time, he will lose a group of his friends, how sad and how helpless for Peter Pan.

Peter Pan Review

Forever Peter Pan, Forever dream. 

When I knew I need to watch the drama about Peter Pan that was performed by my friends, my classmates. I can not believe that. Because in my childhood, I've already seen the Peter Pan's film, it was very interesting, many actors, amazing plot and the beautiful scenes. It was a wonderful product, but at the same time, it also showed that it needed to cost many money on it, many people, many times. So in the beginning, I can not believe that my friends can perform this mission, so I hold a suspect attitude to go to watch this drama. 

Because of their restrictions of places, of people. They add more communications and more actions to make up the restrictions of the places. But Mrs. darling and Mr. Darling gave me a new feeling about this story. And I think, Mr. darling, which John performed was amazing. Also they performed that, Wendy,John, Michael were under a huge pressure, so that was why these little children wanted to learn how to fly and then to escape from their homes. 

The plot was interesting, it did almost not make me feel boring. Peter Pan, I forgot who performed, she was really suited in this character, never wanted to grow up, always wanted to play without any pressure. She had already replaced the Peter Pan from Disney version to her. If I said Peter Pan was the most important character in this whole story, Mr. Darling was the most important character in the top half plot, so the Captain Hook was the most important character in the bottom half plot. They lead is to follow them, they could control our mind about the plot development. Captain Hook, compared with his followers, he always dressed up and stand straight. When he died, at that time, he stand the window and said he figured out he did many wrong things in the past. But, he did not have time to fix them up. So in the whole story, for me, the most influential character was Captain Hook.

In the ending, my friends did not revise the ending, it follows with the film, Hook died, Wendy and her two friends came back to their home and they became mature. But for Peter Pan, he did not want to leave Neverland, he just stayed on the Neverland and took Wendy to there every year. 

Peter Pan and their friends were great, but my friends were also wonderful, after I watched this drama, I can hardly wait to watch their next drama.  

Vocab No.3

Mannequin N.
A woman who wears clothes to display fashions. —Fashion model
A small, black velvet purse hung on the shoulder of the mannequin.

Second-hand Adj.
Derived from what is primary or original, not first hand.
I had purchased second-hand textbooks from upperclassmen at a fraction of the original price.

Animatedly， Adj.
Viable, very vivid.
Many of our classmates were there, with drinks in hand, talking animatedly.

faltered V.
Be unsure or weak
Marci! Mrs. Gannon faltered, I jus want you to look pretty for your formal dinners at the dining hall.

Impulsive Adj.
Do things suddenly without thinking about them carefully first.
She would acknowledge that I had done something impulsive, but would say that it was okay.

constrained  Adj.
Lacking spontaneity, not natural. Not comfortable.
I had always felt constrained there.

Gregorian chant N.
A liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church.
A Gregorian chant program is scheduled for June, and students will be coming from around the world.

Pearl N.
A smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster. Mush valued.
The pearl necklace and wishbone pin would really stand out against the black velvet.

Elope  v.
Run away secretly with one’s beloved.
We are going to elope, she blew her nose and hurled the box of tissues onto the floor.

Taciturn Adj.
Uncommunicative and don't always talk with each other.
I would write to each of my taciturn brothers, even though they had never written to me.

Sobbed V.
Weep convulsively.
I pulled the covers over my head, and sobbed unit I fell asleep.

Pouch N.
A small or medium size container for holding or carrying things.
In a silk pouch that Mother had made was her thin, white gold wedding hand.
Listlessly Adv.
In a listless manner.
As I stared forward listlessly, little Sarah snuggled up against me, and whispered into my ear, I love you.

Hymn N.
A song of Praise to God.
I was comforted by their huh-pinched hymns reverberating in the domed chapel.

Fainted V.
Sleep without any thinking.
You fainted two days ago and you have been here ever since.

Sookan and her life

Yichen.Li

English II

Jennifer Guarino

Nov.15. 2015

Sookan was a normally Korean girl, but because of her dream that she wanted to pursue higher level of education, she chose to study abroad to America to continue her studying. Which must be difficult for a Korean girl. Two different cultures and different life style, both made her feel distinct and weird in the group of American. In this College, she had many friends, especially Ellen and Marci. She was trying to accept American culture, and mix it into Korean culture. But when she was growing, she also had to deal with the problem from the Korean culture, she was confused; Has she changed so much in the past three months? 

Sookan was really at an impressionable age. But she had her sister, even her sister’s sentence was painful, but it was truly that Sookan should not be fascinated by the new world. After her sister spoke to her. She will figure out what is truly necessary for her. But her sister’s personality would be different with her mom’s. In Korea, it was not a big question, the younger should always listen to the elders. But when she arrived in America, everyone can have the free speech.  So she would begin to ask herself whose advice should she accept. And also she would figure out how could she mix up these two different cultures. Or she was doing this thing, in chapter 12, she tried to make a Korean dinner for her best friends, for her professor. I think in the end she may has her own understanding about these two cultures, and finally she must become independent. And she will continue to accompany with Ellen and Marci, first two friends she had when she began to study in America. Ellen was very talkative, outstanding, very attractive. And Marci, quiet, always stayed lonely, but she also has her own thought. These two different characters showed the two different groups of students, They are the miniatures for the whole students. I think for the author, she must have more than two friends, but Ellen and Marci, they both had the most obvious features. So the author wrote this two characters and they must accompanied with Sookan. She would not go back to Korea. Even thought she missed her mom, her brothers and many things in Korea very much. But the reason why he went to America because she wanted to pursue the high level of education, so in my opinion, before she finish all her studying in America, she would not choose to go back to Korea. If she chose to go back, her family will be angry about her giving up.  She missed her Korean family, because she missed her mom, and Sookan cared about her hardships. She wanted to go back to Korea to help her. Also the reason she liked the Professor Bennett’s family because the atmosphere, men and women are equal, both of them needed to do the housework. This different culture was very attractive for Sookan, but as the time moves on, she would understand the American culture, she would not be surprised and attracted by this atmosphere, so she would like her Korean family more than Professor Bennett’s. 

Time never stops, and Sookan would still pursue her life of education. She was a girl with insistence and dedication that went to america with herself, which these two features would support her to become successful in the future. But also her lovely personalities would also help her to make many friends. 

Capture the Before

Yichen.Li

Nov. 05. 2015

Capture the Before

Art, which means use pictures to express your opinion, and show them to the public. 

But today, I watched a different gallery. The artists used the old buildings and the light to remind us to care about the ancient building, we should not wait until they were destroyed or repaired again, then you would miss the original buildings. Cherish the time, do not wait until everything changed and you can not do anything for them. 

But in the beginning, I did not understand that why should we, the students studied the English should go there. I just took the doubt attitude to this gallery. Will it be amazing? What benefit will I get from it?  So I began to take a look to each picture.

There was a window on each picture. The light went throughout the window. The warm colors and cool colors stayed in one picture, but it did not make me feel strange, it gave a thinking about it should be two different types of colors. If the picture lose the warm colors, even though it was a place I walked everyday, but it would still gave me a sense of distance and long time ago. And if the picture lose the cool colors, the picture was not integrated. And it had many empty space, it divided the picture in two several groups, which made me feel comfortable and understood it’s space division easier. But at the same time, the designers explained their ideas. Which also made me understand why the Guarino wanted to us to watch this gallery. It did not only show these artists excellent photograph, but at the same time, they wanted to remind us to cherish the time, cherish everything that accompanies with you everyday, in the future, there will be one day you will lose them. 

For me, in China, I did not cherish the time when I accompanied with my parents. But when I arrived in America, and went to Cheshire Academy to study. I began to miss the time accompanied with my parents. For this gallery, it showed the same meaning. But after this exhibition, I began to think about what things should I cherish, my friends? The old buildings? Or  the things in China? All the things I need to cherish, at the same time, I need to improve myself to become better, leave no regrets.