4,000 Days-No.9

After I finished reading this book, I wonder "how would this story be changed if the main character is woman?"

First, the main character, Warren Fellows, says in the book that the life at the prison was very hard like a hell. There were not enough food, the cell was very dirty and has no human right.
But I think, if the author was woman, she would spend much better life than men. Because women is not much strong as compare as men in health. The physiological function is differ between men and women so women should be more protected in health care.

Would the author try to escape from the prison if the author is woman? I don't think so. Because man is much stronger than woman in physiological function. Man has stronger muscles than woman and in case if they have to run fast to escape, it is hard for woman. Also women is much calm than men sometimes. Women can decide in calm and can consider the possibility carefully. Also in the history, the prison breaker are mostly men.

When I studied about the drug in school before, I found the data which shows the percentage in man/ woman who takes drug. I remember that the man has much higher percentage than woman. It might not be happened if the author is a woman.

The Enchanted Garden

From the title of this book, first, I predicted the garden that is really great and there are a lot of fun. After I started reading the book, I was bit confused because two boys are playing outside, not in the garden. After I finished the reading, I knew more about the title.

There are swimming pool, food, ping pong table in the garden. But the garden is not two boys'. There is a boy who looks unhealthy and it is his garden. For the unhealthy boy, the boys are enchanted but for the two boys, the unhealthy boy is enchanted. I see irony in this book.

I uses the reading strategy, Picture the story in my head. The expressions in the text about the garden are a lot. Therefore I pictured the garden in my head according to the text. I simply picture the garden looks like my condominium garden because there are swimming pool and ping pong table.

All the Years of Her Life

The story, "All the Year of Her Life", is about a boy, Alfred, steels things from the store and his mother, Mrs. Higgins comes to talk with shop owner, Mr.Carrs. Because of Mrs. Higgins persuades Mr. Higgins, Alfred doesn't go to police. Alfred realizes the mother's strength at the store and home.



This story can happen at Japan too. In Japan, many boys and girls shoplift from stores and it has became serious issue. When the shop owner catches the boy/girl, they call parents first. I have watched in TV many times that parents cry and asks the shop owner to not call police.



However, these years, parents in Japan have less responsibility in caring children. Therefore, the children who shoplift answer the reason to the police that they want to attract the parents' attentions. When the shop owner asks parents to come to the shop, some parents says that "it is children's responsibility and it is not parents' so it is okay to send thier children to the police. "I do not care. It seems very sad for me. Shoplifting is not only children's problem but also parents.

The Beautiful Garden