2014年7月30日水曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 7

Reaction to “The Elevator”

Ⅰ.Summary
 The short film I chose summarize and react to is “The Elevator”. The genre of this film is comedy. A man takes an elevator, and it goes up. Then, fat people come and get it on. He worry about elevator's capacity.


Ⅱ.Reaction
1.Characters
  The main character is a general man. Other character are general, too. They are not special.

2.Acting
 The actors play simple. Fat people get on the elevator, and the man looks a puzzled expression.

3.Cinematography
 This film project his face in the center. Whenever fat people get on, he embarrasses. This film is captured on his look.


Ⅲ.General opinion
 I think this film's situation is real. Surely, fat people does not get on successively, but an elevator often becomes weight over. So, this film is expressed uneasy feelings well.

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 6

Reaction to “Sushi Love Exchange”

Ⅰ.Summary
 The short film I chose summarize and react to is “Sushi Love Exchange”. It was made in 2008.
This story is a story of a woman's heart moves from a man to the other man for sushi.


Ⅱ.Reaction
1.Characters
 There are three characters in this story.
Grant is a Rock musician, and he loves a woman. One day, he fell in love with a woman at first sight. The woman's name is Avery. They go to dinner sushi bar, and enjoy talking. Grant loves Avery very much, but Avery's heart move from a Grant to sushi master.

2.Sound truck
 This film was used a lot of sounds. It is match to film.

3.Subtitles
 This film use English for subtitles. It is English that is easy to understand a movie.


Ⅲ.General opinion
 I think Avery is bad girl, and she is simple person. Grant is poor man.
This film is short, so I can enjoy easily.

2014年7月9日水曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 5

Reaction to “Peter Rabbit”

Ⅰ.Summary
 The story that I chose to summarize and react to is “Peter Rabbit”. It was written by Beatrix Potter.
 Once upon a time, there were four little rabbits. Their name is Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter. They lived with their mother. One day, their mother said them “Don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden”. And she went out to the bakers. Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail went to gather blackberries, and Peter went to Mr.McGregor's garden. Peter was found by Mr.Mcgregor and Peter was run away. But Peter lost his shoes and jacket. He could get away Mr.McGregor, but his jacket are used for scarecrow.   


Ⅱ.Reaction
1.Protagonist
 A protagonist of this story is Peter. Peter is an naughty rabbit.

2.Denouement
 Peter is run after Mr.McGregor, and Peter escape him. Peter drank a camomile tea that his mother made because he feels bad, and his sisters eat bread, milk and blackberries.

3.Genre
 This is a story for children. In brief, it is juvenile literature. Other than a rabbits, there are white cat and mouse. Many animals appear and they are speak.


Ⅲ.General opinion
 This story is loved from people of the world. It is easy to read, and Peter and other characters very cute, I think. 

2014年6月24日火曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 4

Reaction to “Live and Work”

Ⅰ.Summary
 The story that I chose summarize and react to is “Live and Work”. It was submitted by Stephen in 2008.
This story is a story of father worked hard for a family. But father died when he was going to
make much time with his family.


Ⅱ.Reaction
1.Character
 A main character of this story is father. This story is being written mainly about father. And his wife and son appear to it.

2.Theme
 I think the theme of this story is “What is important thing of life”. The father loved his family, so he worked hard. But, he died the end of the story. I think this story preach the importance to spend with a family as well as earning money.

3.Appeal
 This story has an appeal. It is the readers can think what is important for life? or what is true happiness?


Ⅲ.General opinion
 After I read this story, I thought about life. I think work is important to live, but I have to spend many time with family.

2014年6月23日月曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 3

Reaction to “The Important Things in Life”

Ⅰ.Summary
 The story I chose to summarize and react to is “The Important Things in Life” by Stephen.
A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter. The professor said to his student “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things - your family,your partner, your health, your children- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter - like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff. The rest is just sand.”


Ⅱ.Reaction
1.Character
 A main character of this story is a philosophy professor. And his student appear it. He experimented with a mayonnaise jar to tell a important things of life.

2.Metaphor
 The rocks, pebbles and sand represented the important things of life. Rocks are important things. For example, your family, your partner, your health, your children. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand means rest.

3. Appeal
 The professor tells the student. The most important things is rocks. It is easy to express it by words, but it is difficult for us to understand.


Ⅲ.General opinion
 This story about important things in life. I agree the professor's opinion. The most important things family, partner, health. If there is nothing, I can't enjoy my life.

2014年6月18日水曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 2

Reaction to “A Red Red Rose”

Ⅰ.Summary
 The poem I chose to summarize and react to is “A Red Red Rose” by Robert Burns.
The type of this poem seems to be lyric poetry because a man read to the poem for a woman that he likes.


Ⅱ.Reaction
1.Rhyme
 This poem has rhyme such as "June" and "tune", "sun" and "run". It gives the strong impression to a reader by rhyming, and a reader can imagine easily.

2.Metaphor
 There are a lot of metaphors in this poem. A man liken to his lovers like a red rose, melody, the seas, the rocks, the sands.

3.Connotation
 "Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
 And the rocks melt wi' the sun".
From this part, A man really loves to a woman.


Ⅲ.General opinion
 This poem and a man are very passionate. I think he calculated for close when he makes this poem, so I can imagine a woman and the scene.

2014年6月10日火曜日

CALL Literary Reaction Journal 1

Reaction to  “Remember Me”

Ⅰ. Summary
 The poem I chose the summarize and react to is “Remember Me” by Christina Rosetti.
The type of this poem seems to be lyric poetry because the author wishes to remember her. For example, “Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad.”


Ⅱ.Reaction
1.Theme
 This poem is very short, but theme is clear.
The title shows she wants to remember me for people always.

2.Rhythm
 The author uses the word “remember me” many times.
It can impress for the readers.

3.Imagery
 The readers can imagine variously.
Whom did she write it to? Family, friend, lovers or others?


Ⅲ.General opinion
 After I read this poem, I thought the death. The author wants to remember her.
If I die now, I want to remember me too, and how many people remember me?
I think when someone die, I don't want to forget especially important person for me-family, friend and lovers.