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.