I have finished a book called little ironies, stories of Singapore. I thought about one of the story in it-the taximan's story, and have a lot of feelings about it.
The read on the taximan's story was very useful as it is very realistic because it describes normal happening nowadays. It emphasizes on minute details that were really true of Singapore that the author used, to write what other authors left out. The story is basically about a engaged conversation between a taximan and a teacher. The taximan was telling and stressing the problems of teens nowadays to the teacher and lamenting on their rudeness and disgusting acts.
I agree with the taximan's lamenting as the teens' acts are extremely deplorable and despicable and he just want the teacher to know not to trust teens nowadays too much. He also wanted to share his views on teens' behaviours to put an emphasis on the importance to maintain a strict discipline with teens.
The main theme in the particular story should be the behaviour of teenagers nowadays. The conversation only focus on this point and the taximan even emphasizes on it a lot to express his disgruntlement with nowadays teens that are troublesome.
I felt that the taximan is a very observant person and will remember minute details . He is also a gentle, polite and patient man and likes to treat people nicely. He is a good father and is certainly very concerned about his children's well being, wanting them to make the correct friends. He is caring and strict with his children, but he cares a lot for them and would even sacrifice whatever to provide assistance to his children. I sympathize the poor taximan as he spilled fresh blood trying to earn enough money to support family and children, working hard all day. However, his daughter, Lay choo, who is the best child he had, disappointed him by making a couple of bad friends and act like a gangster. She does not respect her father's efforts at all.
I have identified several ironies in the taximan's story. To begin with, in the story, when young teens said that they have meeting in school and will not come home, they actually does not mean that but in their heart they wanted to do something else. This is an example of verbal irony. Another irony is when the taximan expected his daughter to be a smart and good child, striving in her studies, but it turned out that his daughter went out with friends to play rather than to go for assigned tuition.
I does not feel sympathy for Lay choo at all. She got her just desserts, having teached a lesson by her angry father. She played truancy by not listening to father to stay back in school, but hanging out with friends just for fun. That is absurd behaviour, an act that is unacceptable.
In conclusion, i feel that the taximan's story is a well written novel and is a shadow of nowadays teens.
The read on the taximan's story was very useful as it is very realistic because it describes normal happening nowadays. It emphasizes on minute details that were really true of Singapore that the author used, to write what other authors left out. The story is basically about a engaged conversation between a taximan and a teacher. The taximan was telling and stressing the problems of teens nowadays to the teacher and lamenting on their rudeness and disgusting acts.
I agree with the taximan's lamenting as the teens' acts are extremely deplorable and despicable and he just want the teacher to know not to trust teens nowadays too much. He also wanted to share his views on teens' behaviours to put an emphasis on the importance to maintain a strict discipline with teens.
The main theme in the particular story should be the behaviour of teenagers nowadays. The conversation only focus on this point and the taximan even emphasizes on it a lot to express his disgruntlement with nowadays teens that are troublesome.
I felt that the taximan is a very observant person and will remember minute details . He is also a gentle, polite and patient man and likes to treat people nicely. He is a good father and is certainly very concerned about his children's well being, wanting them to make the correct friends. He is caring and strict with his children, but he cares a lot for them and would even sacrifice whatever to provide assistance to his children. I sympathize the poor taximan as he spilled fresh blood trying to earn enough money to support family and children, working hard all day. However, his daughter, Lay choo, who is the best child he had, disappointed him by making a couple of bad friends and act like a gangster. She does not respect her father's efforts at all.
I have identified several ironies in the taximan's story. To begin with, in the story, when young teens said that they have meeting in school and will not come home, they actually does not mean that but in their heart they wanted to do something else. This is an example of verbal irony. Another irony is when the taximan expected his daughter to be a smart and good child, striving in her studies, but it turned out that his daughter went out with friends to play rather than to go for assigned tuition.
I does not feel sympathy for Lay choo at all. She got her just desserts, having teached a lesson by her angry father. She played truancy by not listening to father to stay back in school, but hanging out with friends just for fun. That is absurd behaviour, an act that is unacceptable.
In conclusion, i feel that the taximan's story is a well written novel and is a shadow of nowadays teens.
Heya Aolun (: Great comprehensive reflections you've got here. Just a few pointers: you might want to look at Ong Sean's blog (and give constructive comments too) and read about the themes and irony that he has identified. That should give you an idea on what you should have identified as well. Anyway, it's good that you've commented on President Barack Obama! Do try and blog more insightfully, not only with your homework(which is missing!) but also on news/events in your own life or in Singapore (:
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