I am reading Criss Cross, which Lynne Rae Perkins wrote. In chapter 5, to watch the radio show became a habit of Debbie and Hector. She invited her friend Patty to watch it, Hector and his male friends became chivalrous, like gentleman, in front them. While they watched the radio show, she was tempted by his smile and had a smile. All men started dancing with all girls because they have not watched her smile until them, they were enjoying well. As the end of dancing, she stepped on Hector’s foot. She apologized him. “I kind of liked it” He said it as a joke. I infer that the author wanted to picture the scene, which her mind started changing and growing up. I can see her changeable and growth from this chapter and it reminds me common pleasure assumes human relations it smoothly.
In chapter 5, there are few difficult words that I needed use a dictionary and took a note. I think this novel is consisted of easy words and unusual words, so it is easy for me to read it if unusual words do not appear in the story. However, this novel makes me think keenly and deeply. The reason is that the author tries to make profound meaning by easy words. So I must read sentences more than once.
When I read it, I felt pleasure from this chapter. Because I also like the radio. When I was in Japan, there were few friends who listened to the radio like them. Probably, this is a problem of the times. Therefore I wish that their relationship which is consisted of a radio show continue. But I expect that the radio show does not appear in the next chapter because the next is Hector’s chapter. This novel crisscrosses. A radio show is her important article. It is not his article.
This chapter reminds me the time when my few friends and I had listened the radio together 1:00 a.m. of every Sunday.
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2 comments:
It is interesting, I like to listen to the radio too.
I also have problem on reading books. I use dictionary to help me understand the story jsut like what you do and it really helps me to follow the sotry.
I think the characters have found they have something in common: listening to the radio. You and Tom also speak about listening to the radio, so that is something you both have in common too.
Lately, I've been listening to podcasts and it reminds me of listening to stories on the radio from before we got a tv in our house. (Jamaica wasn't as advanced as Japan or Taiwan) Listening to the radio trained me to make pictures in my mind about what the characters and the setting looked like. I think that practice helped me to be a better listener and a better visualizer when I read.
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