Theme Notebook

Sept/22/2010



‘Learning from your mistake makes you a better person’ Luella took Roger home after he failed to steal her purse-not to the police. Roger is alone and Luella showed him sympathy and took care of him. She fed him and gave him  money to buy his shoes. This made Roger fell he is not alone. Roger was taught a lesson by Luella. Luella told Roger about mistakes she had made. Luella had done bad thing in the past, but now she is a nice lady. Roger understand he can change too. Both Roger and Luella have learned from their mistakes. Everyone should have the chance to learn this way.

‘Make a difference’ is the movie clip shows ‘Learning from your mistakes makes you a better person’. The movie clip is about Miss. Thompson and boy name Teddy Stallard. Inside the movie Teddy don’t participate in class and not involve in activities and seriously need to take bath. Miss. Thompson wasn’t happy about his behavior and attitude in class. Suddenly she put big cross on his paper and wrote ‘F’ in bold red pen. When she looked up his record she realized his mother’s death impact on his behavior. She felt ashamed of herself, the way she treated him, differently than others. She showed kindness and respect his toward Teddy and treat him like her son. After Miss. Thompson started to take care of him he became totally different person. He was participating in class, friendly and he was able to success in his life. After Mrs. Thompson realized her mistake and became better person from that.

Second chance could be valuable to someone who needs to change. It shouldn't taken away by any reason. The advantage of second chance shouldn't be ignore by any reason. It can recover people's relationship and personality. Roger's second chance changed his mind and his mistake. Also in movie clip Miss. Thompson could change her attitude because second chance was given. Second chance allow to look back and find mistake and allow to see other peoples act reasonable. The advantage shouldn't be ignore in life.   


   



Aug/16/ 2010






                                                Betrayal Can Lead to Vengeance




"Betrayal leads to vengeance" is a main them in Roald Dahl's book 'Lamb to the Slaughter'. Mary Maloney, the protagonist in this story, is a lovlely housewife. She took care everything about her husband and keeping house tidy, prepare everything for  her husband's needs, prepared a great meal for husband, waiting her husband with pleasure. She knew what her husbands want. She was really glad about their first child. Every day was utopia for her.  However, her utopia is suddenly destroyed by her husband. He tells her that he wants to leave her. Mary Maloney kills her husbannd with the frozen lamb leg. The betrayal of her husband made her pull out another side of her and leads her to a crime. Mary Maloney's unexpected violence came from her husband's betrayal. 


Betrayal can lead to the vengeance is in many different forms in real life. In a news article,  'Ex-boyfriend killed girlfriend because she left him for another woman' a 23 year old boy killed his girlfriend in broad daylight on the street of Brooklyn. The boyfriend killed his girlfriend because she is leaving him for another women. This story is very similar to the 'Lamb to the Slaughter'. In this article they were in love but, his girlfriend left him for another women. Therefor when the girlfriend was standing in front of the house with her new girlfriend, he shot her twice in the head killing her instantly. Then he chased after her girlfriend who was struck by a car and then he shot her in her body. The girlfriend's betrayal was a huge thing for him. Her betrayal lead to the boyfriend's violence and made him shoot her and  another person. He could be a friendly and kind boy but, her betrayal could make something 'snap' out of his mind and commit crime. The crime came from his girlfriend's betrayal.  


 There are always consequences after betrayal. After betray someone will have  a wounds that will never goes away. That wound cannot be heal especially if it was lover or a friends. The wound will get deep and deeper in suspect's heart and finally it will take to the vengeance. Wound in heart will remain rough out the life of the suspect. All the time through life, there will be a vengeance from a suspect.