2014年7月30日水曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 7

Reaction to The Elevator

I. Summary
 The short movie which I tried to summarize and react is "The Elevator." A certain man got on the elevator. Then people got on in every floors. Unfortunately, all the people were fat. The man of protagonist was crushed. He got off the elevator and got on other elevator. The elevator was not crowded and people is thin. But people of the elevator got off for a smell of his sweat.


II. Reaction

1. Characters
A man: He is thin.
People of the first elevator: They are fat.
People of the second elevator: They are thin.


2.Cinematography
 All of this movie is an occasion in the elevator. When the elevator opens, it taken by the inside. We don't watch the inside of elevator and people that get on the elevator. By doing so it, we are bubbling. While I get on the elevator, we can watch the inside and thier expression.


3. Message
 I think that a message of this movie is to mind the eyes of other people. First, people who got on the elevator didn't think about other people. But, last, a man didn't think about other people.


4. General opinion
 I think this movie is concise and easy to understand the essence. I want to think about more other people by not only the elevator but also the trains, too.

2014年7月10日木曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 6

 Reaction to The Most Beautiful Thing


I. Summary
 The short movie which I tried to summarize and react is " The Most Beautiful Thing."  A certain man felt sense of isolation and a tiviality in everyday life. One day, he met a certain woman on the campus. He spoke to her, but she was deaf. So, they wrote to the paper and had a conversation. Then they gradually deepened relation. His life changed by her existence. He enjoyed everythings, his expression became bright. But the relations of them became bad by a certain unforessen occurrence. He felt irritated. He left class to be calm his feelings. At the time, Although she hated being laughed by people and didn't speak, she found him and called out to hime from his back. So, they embraced each other and reconfirmed mutual feeling.


II. Reaction

1. Setting
  Their encounter is on the campus, all occasion hapen in a campus.

2. Dialogue
 Because she is deaf, their conversations are few. But, they have a conversation by writing, mailing. Finally, she can speak aloud. Even if a pesron don't speak, there are any number of method of conversation.

3. Soundtrack
 Their conversations in itself are few. But their feelings express music. Music plays an important part in this story.

4. General Opinion
 I think this movie is short, but is plain. His life changed by her existence. And even if she was deaf, she could find an important person of him. We can feel the most beautiful thing by own heart even if deaf, blind, like words of Heleen Keller. So, the influence that they brought each other is very big. I think their hearts is very beautiful. I thought that I want to find the most beautiful thing with a beautiful heart.

2014年6月25日水曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 5

Reaction to Peter Rabbit

I Summary
  The story which  I tried to summarized and react is "Peter Rabbit." Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits. Their name is Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter. They lived their mother. One morning, their mother said them " don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden." And she went out. Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail went to gather blackberries. But Peter went to Mr. McGregor's garden. Then Peter was found by him and was run after. But Peter's blue jacket and shoes lost, he could get away from Mr. McGregor.


II.Reaction

1. Protagonist
 A protagonist of this story is Peter. In contrast with other sisters, he is naughty, likes mischief.
 Peter is full of curious and challenge everything. It is good point.


2. Genre
 It is childrem's literature. In this story, various animals such as rabbits, white cat and mouse appear adn they speak. I think that interest and cuteness are felt by viewpoint from animals.



3. Denouement
 The last of this story, Peter drank the camomile tea which his mother made because Peter was unwell. But other sisters had bread, milk, and blackberries. I think Peter paid for it.



4.General opinion
 Although Peter is naughty, I think he is pretty.  I want to read other series. 


2014年6月18日水曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 4

Reaction to The Happy Prince

I. Summary
 The story which I tried to summarize and react is "The Happy Prince." The statue of the Happy Prince that he gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold and had bright sapphire eyes and had sword a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt stood on tall column. He was very much admired by people of the city. One day, Swallow came over to him. Then he asked the Swallow to bring her the ruby out of his sword-hilt for a mother and her son. The mother worked as a seamstress and her son was lying ill. In this way, he ask the Swallow to bring a part of his body for poor people. The statue of the Happy Prince became shabby. One day when it began to snow, the Swallow fell down dead at his feet in cold. Then, he was melted in a furnace, but his broken lead heart didn't melt.
 

II.Reaction

1. Protagonist
 A protagonist of this story is the Happy Prince. He was admired by people and sacrificed himself for people who are troubled. But, I think he didn't help by himself. Although he noticed people who are troubled, he couldn't help them without the Swallow. A protagonist of this story is the Happy Prince. But I think the Swallow play an important role almost as same as him.

2. Motif
 I think it is kindness to make something for people. It is important for us to know to make something for people, but we can't readily do it. The Happy Prince can do it as a matter of course. Is there anything I can do for people? I am thought about it once more.

3. Denouement
 A denouement of this story was sad, but I had warm feeling at the same time. Because I thought to touch on their love for people who are troubled.

4. General opinion
 I think the Happy Prince is wonderful. And the Swallow is wonderful, too. The Happy Prince sacrificed himself for people, the Swallow sacrificed itself for the prince. I'm thought importance to make something for person.


2014年6月4日水曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 3

Reaction to Live and Work


I. Summary
The story which I tried to summarize and react is "Live and Work" which STEPHEN submitted in 2008. The father had his wife and three children. The father overworked for his family. The family told him that want more spending time together, but he said for the family. He continued working hard, he was promoted steadily. Then he hired a maid for his wife and bought new house. On the first Sunday evening at their new house, he declared that he was no longer  promoted. And he was going to devote more time for his family. Unfortunately, the father didn't wake up the next day.

(私が要約し、反応しようとした物語は、2008年に投稿されたSTEPHENの「Live and Work」です。
ある父親には妻と3人の子供がいた。父は家族のために働きすぎていた。家族は彼にもっと一緒にすごす時間が欲しいと言ったが、彼は家族のためだと言った。彼は一生懸命働き続け、どんどん昇進していった。そして彼は妻のためにお手伝いを雇い、新しい家を買った。新しい家での最初の日曜日の夜、彼はもう昇進しないと宣言した。そして彼は家族のためにもっと時間をささげるつもりだった。不幸なことに、父は次の日起きてこなかった。)

II. Reaction


1. Theme
The theme of this story is balance of time for work and for family. It is important to work to support a family. However, at the same time, it is important to spend time for a family. In the case of this father,  overworked for his family. These two balance was too much lean.

(この物語のテーマは仕事のための時間と家族のための時間のバランスである。家族を養うために働くのは重要なことである。しかし、同時に、家族のために時間を費やすのも大切である。この父親の場合、家族のために働きすぎていた。これらの2つのバランスがあまりにも傾きすぎていた。)


2.Character
The main character is father. He was hardworking. His thought for family is very big. But, it is expressed in different form.

(主な登場人物は父親である。彼はよく働いていた。彼の家族のための思いはとても大きい。しかし、それは違う形で表現されてしまっている。)


3.Appeal
Appeal of this story is father's love for his family. At the same time, we are thought about the ideal method of the family. We are thought balance of time for work and for family once more.

(この物語の魅力は父親の家族に対する愛である。同時に、私たちは家族の理想の方法について考えさせられる。私たちは再び仕事と家族のための時間のバランスを考えさせられる。)


4.General opinion
I thought about the importance of family. Although he decided to spend more time for his family at the end, he didn't wake up the next day. It would be the thing that was sad for not only his family but also him. I thought it is a unexpected conclusion.

(私は家族の大切さについて考えさせられる。彼は最後に家族にもっと多くの時間を費やすと決めたけれど、彼は次の日起きなかった。家族だけでなく、彼にとってもまた悲しいことであっただろう。私はそれは予想もしない結果だと思った。)

2014年6月3日火曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 2

Reaction to A Red, Red Rose

I.Summary

The poem I chose to summarize and react to is A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns.The type of this poem seems to be lyric poety because it seems to write about love. And this writer says good-bye to beloved person, but, on the other hand, promise her to meet again.


II.Reaction

1.Character
I
You(=beloved person)

2.Theme
Theme of this poem is love. I can understand size of the love of this writer by "my Luve" and "my dear" being used many times.

3.Simile
"Like a red, red rose" and " like the melodie" are simile. This writer compare the beloved person to a beautiful thing. By using this simile, this writer's love is emphasized.

4.General opinion
I felt this writer loved her very much. Therefore, I thought it was sad that he must say good-bye to her. But I thought it was splendid that he promised her to meet again and to compare her to beautiful words.

2014年5月14日水曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 1

Reaction to Remember Me

I. Summary

The poem I chose to summarize and react to is Remember Me by Christina Rosetti. The type of this poem seems to be lyric poety because it seems that she express her feelings about death and love for her valuable person in this poem. The line, "Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad," shows about this feeling. 

II.Reaction

1. Imagery
This poem is written in the form such as the letter. I think " silent land" means " heaven". So, after she died, she wants her valuable person to remember herself. Even so, I think she doesn't want to the person to grieve by her death.

2. Rhythm
 This poem is short. But the theme is clear. This poem touches reader's heartstrings by using "remember me" many times and it bring regular rhythm.

3. Connotation
The function that a human forgets is good things and bad things. And it is a sad thing, too. In this case, it is a sad thing but the person may feel carefree for forgetting.

4 .General opinion
This is used beautiful words and moving poem. And we are think about death and our valuable person.