Tuesday, December 29, 2009

EALD(reading log)

READING LOG

NAME: SHEREENA BINTI KAMARULZAMAN

CLASS: ARTS

TITLE: FALLING LEAVES

1) HOW DOES THE TEXT RELATED TO THE THEME OF A JOURNEY?

The title ‘Falling Leaves’ related to the theme of a journey by describing Adeline and her family’s life story starting in 1930s in china before and after she was born. The journey begins by relating her unfortunate childhood’s life under her stepmother cruelty and continues until her father died.


2) WHAT IS THE MAIN ISSUE IN THE TEXT?

The main issue in this novel is when a girl, Adeline tried to make her family proud and pleased with her because her family treated her terribly as she was thought bringing bad luck to the family for the reason that her mother died after she was born.


3) WHAT QUALITY DO YOU ADMIRE OR DISLIKE IN A CHARACTER?

I admire Adeline in this novel. She gives the example of never give up in life. She studies hard in vain attempt to try and please her father.Besides,she’s full of ambition and strength, although being emotionally neglected from her family and wealthy background, she tries desperately to satisfy and make her family happy.

I dislike Niang(Adeline’s stepmother)character in this novel. She takes every opportunity to humiliate Adeline and ruins her efforts to please her family leaving her isolated from her family and friends.Furthemore she also shows the quality of inequitable in dividing her love with her children.she lavished love and care onto her own children while she treated her step-children horrendously.


3) HOW DOES THE TEXT DEVELOP YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD.?

Nowadays the false notion believe such as a child brings bad or good luck still have faith in some people and this usually brings negative impacts to or society because believing in this

Concept wont brings development to ourself,society and country.






TITTLE: BOY AND THE TALES OF CHILDHOOD

1) HOW DOES THE TEXT RELATED TO THE THEME OF A JOURNEY?

The title ‘boy and the tales of childhood related to the theme of a journey of his life from birth until leaving school which focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s,the public school system at that time and it ends with his first job working with Shell Company in London.


2) WHAT IS THE MAIN ISSUE IN THE TEXT?

The main issue is Roald Dahl talks about his life as he grows up throughout the book.

For example his experience in boarding school and troubles, memories and adventure he had as a kid.


3) WHAT QUALITY DO U ADMIRE OR DISLIKE IN A CHARACTER?

I admire Roald Dahl character in this novel because of his loving and caring personalities towards his mother. He wrote letter to his mother at least once a week until his mother died.

I dislike the horrid and strict matron in Dahl’s boarding school. She made Dahl’s life misery and awful and I found she has a very unsympathetic and cruel characters.


4) HOW DOES THE TEXT DEVELOP YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD?

‘Boy tales of childhood’ to related to real life situations,. For example the tale of women (Mrs. pratchett) who owned the sweet shop nears his school. Roald and his friends decided to put dead mouse inside one of the lolly jars because of her meaness.This do happen in real world when people displeased with each other and they will sabotage each other and this will lead to revenge between them.



TITLE: DESERT FLOWER



1) HOW DOES THE TEXT RELATE TO THE THEME OF A JOURNEY?

The “Desert Flower” related to the theme of a journey as she started life as one of 12 children of a Somali nomad family, a people with no written currency. The journey began when his father announced he had arranged her marriage with 60 years old man. She broke all the rules and ran away until she became a model.


2) WHAT IS THE MAIN ISSUE IN THE TEXT?

The main issue in this novel is a women stands for her rights which are right to choose her own future husband, right to get rid of circumcision and right to choose her own career.


3) WHAT QUALITY DO YOU ADMIRE OR DISLIKE IN A CHARACTER?

I admire Waris personality in this novel because she’s the source of inspiration to all women .Due to the continue striving, she made success to her life.She also known as never give up person because eventhough she faced all kinds of hardship, she never quit and determined to find success in her life.

I dislike Waris’s father in this novel because he’s a self-centered person. He forced his daughter to marry someone which his daughter unwilling to marry.


4) HOW DOES THE TEXT DEVELOP THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD?

Some tradition believing in cultural practices still been practice by certain people nowdays.Beside,some people still believe that women have no right and power to make their own decisions for their own life and women also always been reflection of weakness.




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