Sunday, July 04, 2004
Hyunwoo's response to Yuki's posting
First of all, she is cute indeed. This novel is written in the first person’s view, and that makes it more interesting and arouses better sympathy. By reading this story that is being told in a little girl’s voice, we are seeing things through her eyes so we would be able to think and feel like her. If this book is written in adult’s voice, I wouldn’t think Young Ju is cute that much. Her description about new things that she’s getting by moving to U.S. is so full of imagination. I don’t think I have thought about any thing like she does. Her choice of words is quite surprising for me. Little Young Ju’s voice is so effective way of catching readers’ attention. I don’t like reading especially if it’s written in English, but this little girl’s voice dragged me into the story right away. My heart hurt like hers did when she talks about her pain caused by the thought about leaving Ju Mi and her house. She doesn’t even understands the meaning of words such as loss or missing so she used words that she knows the meaning of. This a little clumsy using of words is much more effective to explain a little girl’s emotions.
Even though Yuki and I both are here by our own will, he and I are somewhat different. Like I already said in my posting, me being here was so not planned. After I finished serving in the army, I had had extra six months until my class started. If I just stayed home and waited class to start, I probably didn’t use the time usefully. I didn’t want to waste the time so I got on an airplane to the U.S. But still I wasn’t eager to study at here like Yuki was. His story makes me think about a lot of things mostly my regrettable behavior of the last few years that I spent in America. I wish I was like him when I first came here. Although I wasted a little time, I don’t think it’s too late. I’ll just do my best and finish my work here as soon as possible.
Even though Yuki and I both are here by our own will, he and I are somewhat different. Like I already said in my posting, me being here was so not planned. After I finished serving in the army, I had had extra six months until my class started. If I just stayed home and waited class to start, I probably didn’t use the time usefully. I didn’t want to waste the time so I got on an airplane to the U.S. But still I wasn’t eager to study at here like Yuki was. His story makes me think about a lot of things mostly my regrettable behavior of the last few years that I spent in America. I wish I was like him when I first came here. Although I wasted a little time, I don’t think it’s too late. I’ll just do my best and finish my work here as soon as possible.
