Your hair looks like a palm tree growing out on a beach
like thunderstruck your head on purpose
like a thin wire being twisted a million times,
like strands of instant noodles wating to be boiled
without carefully looking into you,
its hard to find your face hiding under the "leaves"
a mordern day cave man herding dog's fur
a corscrew without the top.
Like the wave length of gamma rays,
like curled up fries
like spaghetti twisted around the for,
a ball of twited knitting wool
cut into long trands
like a spring stretched out with force
like the curvy lines around a painting
like the tangled cords of your headphone
With all my respect,
for the only one of the best.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
THE CHRYSALIDS INDEPENDENT PROJECT #2: SOUNDTRACT TO A SCENE
The Chrysalids: Independent Inquiry Project #2
Soundtrack to a Scene
The Chrysalids is a book that briefly described the life of abnormal
people in the future, and how they didn't find acceptance in the Waknuk
society. They need to pretend they are just normal people because once someone
found out about their deviation they will either be killed or heavily punished.
I remember in chapter 4 when Uncle Axel found out that David has the ability to
telepath and talk to people far away through their minds, the first thing he
told David is to keep that as secret. Uncle Axel is David’s closest and most
understanding relative, he doesn't want David to get in to trouble. David
understood how his ability is unnatural, and made up his mind to keep that a secret
forever. After reading this, I can relate this scene in the novel to a song
that also described how people keep secrets to themselves. It's a song sung by
a band named Foo Fighters and the
name of the song is called The Pretender.
I personally really like the song because it has a catchy melody and its well
sang by the singer. The lyric in the song matches to the main character’s
feeling at that time. Its easy to understand that David need to pretend like he
is just a normal person without knowing his super power. One line in the lyrics
says: “What if I say I’m not like the others.” I think this is what David is
thinking at that point of the story. It happens many times in life that you
have things that you really want to express but you can’t because it cannot be
told. If there is a film version of the story, this song would definitely be featured
at that time of the movie.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
The Chrysalids: Independent Project #1 David's Diary Entry
The
Chrysalids: Independent Project- David’s Diary Entry (Chapter 1)
March 23rd, 3031
In the afternoon, I went to the high bank I
used to play by myself, after having a recurring dream. Again I dreamed of this amazing city bordered
by the ocean. I’ve once told this story to my sister but she warned me not to
take this seriously. That city may not
exist, and would not exist under the Tribulation. I must get rid of these
miserable thoughts so I visited the high bank. I was sliding up and down, until
I see a girl coming up to me and asked me whether what I’m doing is fun or not.
I was astonished by what that girl’s question, and I thought no one would ever
want to talk to a boring kid like me. I
told her it’s very amusing and asked if she would want to join my game. She
agreed but what happened next has made my life more miserable than ever.
We were just sliding up and down the dune and
having a lot of fun until she stuck her feet in a small crevice. I wasn’t
worried at first because she could simply take off her shoes and pull her foot
out between the two stones. She insisted not to. I was confused by her idea but
I still tried to make an effort. After my convincement, she finally agreed to
pull off her shoe, but she told me not to tell anyone what I’ll see. At that
time, I was like wow that Sophie must have very ugly foot. To my surprise, I
noticed that Sophie’s foot has an extra toe. Later I carried her back to her
house, and met her mother in her house. Her name is Ms. Wenders, she talked to
me in a very serious tone and told me to keep that as a secret because we all
know the result when someone found out about Sophie’s deviation. I promised her
mother that I will not tell anyone about what I saw today.
On my
way back home I felt like 10 tons of weight has dropped on my shoulder. Until
now I still can’t get that image off of my head. Instead of hating Sophie of
her deviation, I actually felt sorry for her and how much arguments she will
need to take if someone found out. Now I start to realize keeping a secret is
not as easy as I thought.
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