CALL Literary Reaction Journal 5

The Real Prince Synopsis

I Summary

The story I chose to summarize and react is The Real Prince Synopsis. As for this, a true princess was not found to the prince, but is the story that a prince can find a true princess by one pea, and was able to find happiness.

ll Reaction

1. Character
In this story, a prince and a princess are main characters. The prince was looking for a true princess, but was not able to readily find out a true princess. But, one day, one pea is an opportunity, and the prince can find out a true princess.

2. Irony
Irony of this story was that a prince was able to meet a true princess. This because a prince have been able to find the true princess whom a prince was not readily found.

3. Appeal
Appeal of this story is one pea. The story that a prince was able to find a true princess by one pea is very unique.

III General opinion

I thought that this story was an exciting  very much. This because one pea led the happiness a prince and the princess. I read and was very interesting.

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 4

Poisoning Mother-in-Law

I Summary

The story I chose to summarize and react is Poisoning Mother-in-Law. This short-short story is an ancient Chinese story, and  a wife named Li-Li and a mother-in-law doesn't get along with each　other, and they are opposed stories. And the short story is that a wife is going to give a mother-in-law  poison.

II Reaction

1. Character

A character of this short-short story is a husband, a wife named Li-Li, a mother-in-law and close friend of father of Li-Li. They lives together. A wife really hates mothers-in-law. And, a mother-in-law really hates a wife, too.  The close friend of father of Li-Li sells herb.

2. Theme
This short-story of theme is a feeling of the consideration for the person. If everyone has a feeling of the consideration, an interpersonal relationship should improve.　Thus, this short-short story appeals to us for importance of the consideration.

3. Fatal Flaw
A fatal flaw of　a wife is a lack of the consideration. If she had consideration more quickly, she could get along with a mother-in-law very well sooner.

III General opinion

I think that this short-short story tells us importance having kindness. When each person has kindness, everyone can be happy. So,We need to consider other people. And, I think that we always have love for other people.

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 3

Live and Work
submitted by STEPHEN on SEPTEMBER 14, 2008 · 319 COMMENTS

I Summary

The short story I chose to summarize and is Live and Work. This story is a story about the family. The main character of the story is father. This story is that father worked hard for his wife and his son. Father has died just when he was going to increase the time with the family. 

II. Reaction

1. Imagery
The short story has a imagery. I think this story sad. This because is father was not able to spend the time with the family.

2. character
Main character of This short story is father who is an eager beaver. And a wife and a son are characters, too.

3.Theme
This story of theme is Importance of not working too much. And the theme is that there is the importance of a family and the time to spend, too.

III. General opinion

I think that this short story tells us Importance of not working too much. And The story tells us that importance of spending time with a family.