2008년 9월 27일 토요일

Blog #3 Around the World in 80 days

Because of the SEW week, I plan to finish reading the book in the next two weeks or so. This week I read all of the short stories and poems defining the meaning of "pride" or even relating to it. One short story particularily caught my eye. It was about a girl with a imaginary friend who always used her own property. She knows that she is more superior than her friend because she knows that her friend is "nothing". However, one day she looks at the mirror and realizes that it was actually herself.
"'Pride isn't just thinking you hate everything and that you are better than anyone else.' She would tell me, 'It can be judging yourself too harshly' I never believed her when she talked about these pride issues." The rest of story most definitely defines this quote, therefore making this quote the actual theme of the story. I chose this story as my main focus because of one similar experience I had in my young days where I once reflected amonst the mirror. This story gifted me with both tragedies and enlightenment.