Book Title: Oliver Twist
Pages read this week: 53
pages read last week(s):385
total pages:438
weekly summary: Oliver gets even more in trouble as he keep on working for the pickpocketers.
weekly thought: Oliver in the novel seems he couldn't get out of the group. This is related to being in a gang. Well being part of a gang to me is like getting a death wish. From what i heard when a person joins a gang, it's very hard to get out. If a person want out then surely they will be in a serious situation. I heard that the only way to get out is death and because of this, a lot of people die for no good reason. People who want to join a gang, are people who is searching for companionship (just like Oliver). The need for companionship drives people to accept groups/communities that accept them in return. People who join will easily be corrupted and manipulated. People that once were kind and gentle souls are turned into wicked human beings. I know because my sister had a friend once. Her friend used to be a nice guy but after he was accepted in a gang, all that change. He became a bad person. He ignored everyone including his old friends and his family. Unluckily for him, he was shot by a rival gang member. He died at the age of 18. I use this as a reminder why people should not join gangs. Not only does it hurts you, it also hurts other people who deeply care about you.
Friday, November 23, 2007
oliver twist chap 15-22 (Blog 6)
Book Title: Oliver Twist
Pages read this week: 70
pages read last week(s):315
total pages:385
weekly summary: Oliver faced consequence as he continued to stay with the pickpocket group.
weekly thought: When i read the novel this week, i found out something very unique. It involved the relationship between clothes and identity. When Oliver wore a formal suit as a disguise, a person ask him what he would do when he grow up. To his surprise, no one ask him that question before when they saw him as a poor orphan boy. This shows how clothes linked to a person identity. This is part of class distinctions. In Vietnam, I noticed a lot of people don't have nice clothes, and from my other 2 blogs, you know it is a poor country. One day as I went around the city, I couldn't but noticed a lot of people were looking at me and I was also looking at them because their dirty old clothes caught my eye. It was kind of scary the way they look at me. I thought they assume I was a ghost or something. Well as i kept on going around the city, a lot of lottery ticket sellers bugged me to buy tickets. I think about 30 sellers came up to me, and i was very fustrated. I don't understand why they are coming to me. Then it hit me, I remembered that my parents told me that the sellers would only try to sell to rich individual. However, how could they see me as a rich person? Well i soon found out that i was wearing some nice clothes (not really it was mostly like a nice shirt and jeans that i got a year ago) and this was somehow an indication I was rich. And soon I found out the reason why a lot of people were looking at me. It's weird but thats how it works in Vietnam. People can figure out what class (first, middle, and poor) you belong in by just looking at what you are wearing.
Pages read this week: 70
pages read last week(s):315
total pages:385
weekly summary: Oliver faced consequence as he continued to stay with the pickpocket group.
weekly thought: When i read the novel this week, i found out something very unique. It involved the relationship between clothes and identity. When Oliver wore a formal suit as a disguise, a person ask him what he would do when he grow up. To his surprise, no one ask him that question before when they saw him as a poor orphan boy. This shows how clothes linked to a person identity. This is part of class distinctions. In Vietnam, I noticed a lot of people don't have nice clothes, and from my other 2 blogs, you know it is a poor country. One day as I went around the city, I couldn't but noticed a lot of people were looking at me and I was also looking at them because their dirty old clothes caught my eye. It was kind of scary the way they look at me. I thought they assume I was a ghost or something. Well as i kept on going around the city, a lot of lottery ticket sellers bugged me to buy tickets. I think about 30 sellers came up to me, and i was very fustrated. I don't understand why they are coming to me. Then it hit me, I remembered that my parents told me that the sellers would only try to sell to rich individual. However, how could they see me as a rich person? Well i soon found out that i was wearing some nice clothes (not really it was mostly like a nice shirt and jeans that i got a year ago) and this was somehow an indication I was rich. And soon I found out the reason why a lot of people were looking at me. It's weird but thats how it works in Vietnam. People can figure out what class (first, middle, and poor) you belong in by just looking at what you are wearing.
Friday, November 9, 2007
oliver twist chap 6-14
Book Title: Oliver Twist
Pages read this week: 64
pages read last week(s):251
total pages:315
weekly summary: As the story progress, Oliver met a group of pickpocketers. Joining them, Oliver faced further consequences.
weekly thought: When the book talked about pickpocketers, it reminded the time when i saw a group of poor kids who tried to pickpocket a tourist in Saigon. As a poor city just like London in the book, the city is full of pickpocketers who steals anything that seems valuable to them. Also, to make it worst, there weren't alot of cops on patrol in the city. One time when i went to a the market, i saw a group of ordinary kids just playing, nothing supsicious right? Well, you're wrong. These kids were planning to pickpocket a person. They mostly target tourist but fortunately for this tourist, the kids weren't able to steal anything. I know stealing from other people is wrong and we should not do it. However, the point is that these kids were stealing just to survive. They were very poor( ragged clothing and no shoes) and in order to live, they needed money but its impossible to get a good paying job in Vietnam. Its not that the kids were bad or anything. They were young boys and girls around 5-8 years old. Come on they dont know what's right or wrong. Please remember i don't favor stealing, i'm just telling you, the reader, why they had to do what they did.
Pages read this week: 64
pages read last week(s):251
total pages:315
weekly summary: As the story progress, Oliver met a group of pickpocketers. Joining them, Oliver faced further consequences.
weekly thought: When the book talked about pickpocketers, it reminded the time when i saw a group of poor kids who tried to pickpocket a tourist in Saigon. As a poor city just like London in the book, the city is full of pickpocketers who steals anything that seems valuable to them. Also, to make it worst, there weren't alot of cops on patrol in the city. One time when i went to a the market, i saw a group of ordinary kids just playing, nothing supsicious right? Well, you're wrong. These kids were planning to pickpocket a person. They mostly target tourist but fortunately for this tourist, the kids weren't able to steal anything. I know stealing from other people is wrong and we should not do it. However, the point is that these kids were stealing just to survive. They were very poor( ragged clothing and no shoes) and in order to live, they needed money but its impossible to get a good paying job in Vietnam. Its not that the kids were bad or anything. They were young boys and girls around 5-8 years old. Come on they dont know what's right or wrong. Please remember i don't favor stealing, i'm just telling you, the reader, why they had to do what they did.
oliver twist chap 1-5
Book Title: Oliver Twist
Pages read this week: 63
pages read last week:188
total pages:251
weekly summary: This is a story of a boy named Oliver who was borned in a world of poverty and misfortunes. From chapter 1-7, readers can notice how Oliver was struggling for survival.
weekly thought: From reading this book i can recall a time when i went to Vietnam during the summer. Over there, i made a new friend who was somewhat similar to Oliver. Like Oliver, he had faced many problems as he grew up. He was very poor and he also had no parents. In order to survive, he had to go in the city to sell lottery tickets to people and the job did not pay very well( Out of 10 people he asked to buy, only 1 bought a ticket). He mostly gave all of his shares to this manager though. He was a nice guy, and he told me he wanted to go to school but in Vietnam you have to pay to get an education, and he didn't have alot of money. I felt so sorry for him i lend him some money just to help him out.
Pages read this week: 63
pages read last week:188
total pages:251
weekly summary: This is a story of a boy named Oliver who was borned in a world of poverty and misfortunes. From chapter 1-7, readers can notice how Oliver was struggling for survival.
weekly thought: From reading this book i can recall a time when i went to Vietnam during the summer. Over there, i made a new friend who was somewhat similar to Oliver. Like Oliver, he had faced many problems as he grew up. He was very poor and he also had no parents. In order to survive, he had to go in the city to sell lottery tickets to people and the job did not pay very well( Out of 10 people he asked to buy, only 1 bought a ticket). He mostly gave all of his shares to this manager though. He was a nice guy, and he told me he wanted to go to school but in Vietnam you have to pay to get an education, and he didn't have alot of money. I felt so sorry for him i lend him some money just to help him out.
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