The book that i read was 'The Clay Marble' by MinFong Ho.
It is about a girl who was one of the thousands of refugees during the Cambodia war. Her mother, her older brother and herself were all at the refugee camp when the war caused her to be separated from her mother and older brother. She was then left to survive on her own when she was only twelve years old.
What i really liked about the story was that there was a lot of dialogs and many self thoughts that helped me better understand what that character was feeling. The writer also made used of a lot of descriptive phrases and words to bring out the atmosphere of war. This story touched my heart with the heart warming friendship shared between two girls.
It is about a girl who was one of the thousands of refugees during the Cambodia war. Her mother, her older brother and herself were all at the refugee camp when the war caused her to be separated from her mother and older brother. She was then left to survive on her own when she was only twelve years old.
What i really liked about the story was that there was a lot of dialogs and many self thoughts that helped me better understand what that character was feeling. The writer also made used of a lot of descriptive phrases and words to bring out the atmosphere of war. This story touched my heart with the heart warming friendship shared between two girls.
I strongly recommend it.
Jacqueline.
Jh106.
Jacqueline.
Jh106.
posted by JH1 at
11:33 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for your thoughts and insights, Jacqueline. Yes, this story is indeed very moving. The use of dialogue definitely helps in characterisation. When you said “self thoughts”, I think you mean the use of direct thought/speech in the story – instances where the characters’ thoughts are “laid bare” for the readers. Look at the example below. The words in italics are the direct thoughts of the character.
E.g. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked at her surroundings. Where am I? Then she remembered. She was inside a run-down shophouse – running away from her enemies.
What do you all think of the use of direct thought/speech in stories? Did you all try to do this in your own short stories?
-Ms Wang
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