ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

l  Author: Lewis Carroll

l  Reflection:

Before reading this book, I had seen the movie and the cartoon of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. However, the movie and the cartoon were extremely different from this book. I thought it was much more interesting to read the book than just to see the animations. Here were the reasons. The first time I read through the chapters, I could not understand the meaning the author wanted to tell us although I knew the words. This was because there were so many word play and puns in it. Like chapter 9 and 10, the texts contained “porpoise” and “purpose”, “sole and eel” and “sole and heel”. This was very interesting that could make me burst into laughter. Second, the knowledgeable author really amazed me. The author used many poets, science facts, psychology, music, and even recipe in this book. This made Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland became a logical and knowledgeable epic book in literature. Last but not least, the theme and the moral of this book were what really attracted me. In chapter 10, the queen said, “It’s no use to going back to yesterday.” This kind of meaningful quotes appeared so often. Moreover, the lessons Alice taught us were also worth considering. For example, the physical growth did not represent the maturity of mind. In conclusion, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is full of surprise and it is definitely worth reading.

TRUELOVE

TRUELOVE

 

l  Author: Babette Cole

l  Reflection:

The author used a lovely dog as a symbol of true love. This is such a touching story that it only used few words to express the meaning of true love. Besides, the texts are so closed and matched to the pictures in this book. Because of this, I could easily experience the meaning that the author wanted to tell us. What’ more, the author used dog as a symbol of love, which made me be in the same shoes. Because love is not a concrete object, the author used dog to make it more alive and concrete. Through the dog in this book, I could feel what love really is. Love is simple and transparent, but we can feel love and find love in many ways and aspects. In the beginning of the story, the dog made every effort to let its owner happy by sharing the things it loved. Nevertheless, its owner could not feel the love given by their dog. Even until they kicked it out of the house did they know the value of their lovely dog. This is similar to the situation that some people who really love us, but maybe they use the wrong way to express their love. This told us that we need to care more about the people who devote to us and who really love us. Only if we find the true love do we realize the importance of others. Only if we know the true love do we learn to cherish and also share our love.

THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON

THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON

l  Author: Audrey Wood

l  Reflection:

This story totally overthrew the original thoughts of the princess and the dragon. It really amazed me because it described the princess as an open-minded and brave girl. The original images of the princess were lack of power and obedient. What’s more, the dragon also changed its images into coward and lacking of abilities. That’s the reason why I liked this book so much because the author made a big change of the stereotypes of the princess and the dragon. I think the author did a great job for breaking the rules of what girls should do and how girls would be. In this generation, the thoughts of gender inequality become more and more important. The book is an example to clear the thoughts and images that everyone can be what we want to be. We do not need to care too much about others’ thoughts. Every of us are born special and worth living the way we like. No one can limit us to be in the characteristics of stereotype. Just like the princess, she did what she liked and had the courage to help the dragon. We can learn from her and find better and more suitable ways for ourselves to live. This book can also teach children not to fell into the trap of stereotype and help children to grow happily without being stuck in it.

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU

l  Author: Sam McBratney

l  Illustrated by: Anita Jeram

l  Reflection:

This book is the warmest book I have ever read. It just used few words and some refrains in the texts, but I could feel a large amount of love in the detail of this book. The relationship between the two rabbits was so closed and touching that could easily make me moved and then thought of my mother. After I started my college life, I left Taipei and moved here, which was far away from my hometown. My mom and I have close relationship so that both of us spent some time to get used to the life without each other. From then on, we chat on the phone every day and share the funny things together. At these moments, I can feel the love between us. I could not feel so much before. I think it was because we are not getting along with each other often so I cherish more than before. I also like the time we express our love to each other although it is still a little bit awkward. We are like the rabbits in the book. We share the feelings, talk about funny things, care about each other, and importantly love each other. That’s the reason why I was touched by this book. It made me think of my mom, reminded us to cherish, and also taught us to be grateful.