יום שני, 24 בדצמבר 2012

All my sons


3. Imagine Chris kept a diary. Write his diary entry for ONE of the following days:
It is the day after the end of the play.

Dear Diary,
I did not want this to end that way. I thought my father was stronger than killing himself.
I wish I could have told him all that is left unsaid. Now it is a lost matter. I was so angry, and I have no regrets. He killed his own son, my brother. He killed my friends who were with me during the war, my other brothers. They were supposed to be his sons too. But, he thought he had done it for the family, for me. I feel like the road for me is over. I cannot marry Annie because the guilt will haunt me every day. I wanted to leave, but my mother, Kate, won't be able to hold on much in this situation alone. I loved my father. I had appreciation for him my whole life despite our differences.
I admired him.
I still love you dad, but I can't forgive you.
Maybe up there in heaven you will understand that being practical isn't always good.




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  1. That's great, Odem. You managed to include both feelings of sorrow and thoughts of values. I would expect him to be more devastated.
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    Nurit

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    1. I enjoyed very much reading this Odem! It's so moving and delightful. You showed the relationship between children and parents in intelligent way. As we said in class, Parents always forgive and love their children, while the children less forgiving towards their parents. You bring that perspective in a wonderful way. Great job!

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  2. Great comment, Yarden. I have not thought of it this way, but it's so true and relevant. Parents-children' relationship are really not symmetrical.
    Nurit

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