Log #7

  “Matilda” by Roald Dahl is a celebrated children’s novel, which was published in 1988 and won the Children’s Book Award in 1999. It was also adapted to a film in 1996. I had watched the film first, however, the novel version attracted me more. Because I could imagine more through reading “Matilda”, especially when she was punishing the evil head minister and she was playing with the lovely teacher—Miss Honey.

  This is a story about a brilliant and adorable girl Matilda who was ignored by her parents and elder brother. Matilda was too smart for her “couch-potato” parents to understand anything she said. Therefore, she was sent to a kindergarten which was operated by an fierce head minister—Miss Trunchbull. Miss Trunchbull did a lot of bad things before—she framed Miss Honey’s father to die and occupied his house, belongings and school. Not only did Miss Trunchbull treated students very mean, but also vicious to Miss Honey. Nonetheless, Matilda learned ecstatically with Miss Honey and discovered her superpower—she could control anything that she was concentrating on. At last, Matilda used her superpower to penalize Miss Trunchbull and convinced her parents to let her be adopted by Miss Honey. At the end of the story, Matilda and Miss Honey had a happy and blessed life forever.

  Although the main character are Matilda, Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey and the most concerned plot is when Miss Trunchbull receiving the punishment, I like the plots where Matilda was staying with her family. Since I have gotten great amount of love and concern from my parents, I thought Matilda is very poor at first. The only thing in her parents’ eyes is benefits. They would rather watching television than chatting to Matilda. Compared to my parents, they always very willing to listen to me and giving me suggestions. They are the best listeners, who encourage me to have a constant communication with them since I was young, and it gradually becomes a habit. As a result, when I was confused about my life and what I am going to do in the future, I would always follow parents’ suggestions. Basically speaking, I would do anything they want me to do. That’s why I am thinking about learning Chinese Medicine after I got Chinese bachelor’s degree though what I am interested in now is being a Chinese teacher.

  Nevertheless, I don’t think too many communications would be a good thing. I consider that I rely on my parents’ opinion too much and I should determine things more by myself. I am still learning how to be independent, and my parents are also learning to let me have the right to decide. After all, this is my life. I have to take care of myself and take the responsibility of my life. I will keep trying to be a strong girl that can easily deal with every trouble I meet in the future.