Tests are over and it is time to post! This time I am going to talk about this particular topic which was given quite some time ago. There was quite a discussion on this topic and therefore I decided to post about it. In case you are not sure what is this about or to refresh your memory, here is a brief summary from Village by the sea Chapter 1.
Hari's two younger siblings attend school and they are both impatient and playful, like what typical children behaves. However, because of the family's impoverished conditions, the younger sisters' immaturity are not accepted by readers. They should behave more sensibly. One example of their immaturity is that when they walked past a shop, they wanted Hari to buy them sweets, in spite of their family's financial conditions.They bargained and Hari insisted that he had no money and therefore no sweets for them.
Coming back to the topic, I think that the younger siblings should be more sensible. Hari and Lila were trying their best to make ends meet, one trying very hard to look for jobs and earn money, another taking care of the house and their sick mothers. However, the two girls were immature and even asked for sweets which is unnecessary.
However, 'my' sensible is not that they go to work and stop their education or follow what Hari and Lila did. That was what most of the people who agreed with this topic said. I believe that they should focus on their studies and not complain or ask for sweets. Being sensible does not just means that they have to work or stop their education. If they stop their education, they will not find higher pay jobs due to their literacy level and become poor and the whole cycle will restart again and again. This was also what we discussed in class. Therefore, if they focus on their studies, they will get higher pay jobs and not be poor anymore. Isn't this more sensible?
Due to the word limit, I shall end here. I welcome comments so kindly comment! :D
Friday, May 15, 2009
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Yes, I agree fully that education is priority, but do they have enough money? How do you expect them to afford school fees? Therefore, to Bela and Kamal, the most sensible thing is to earn money to support their family and think about education when they have enough. This is actually the right thing to do. They can always go to school at a later age. although not advisable.
ReplyDeleteDerrick, Thanks for commenting.
ReplyDeleteWhat I mean is that they should continue with their education. Since they have been going to school at that time and there isn't much financial problems on going to school, they should have enough money for them to go to school. Why work before education?