Hyouno Seo World Lit. Journal

The Lady With the Dog, By Anton Chekhov (1894) 2/27, 2022 Rating: 6.5/10  This story is crazy but more fun than 'the students', so I give 6.5 to this story. Nowadays, affair doesn't allow to married people. We blame who have a affair and also I was so angry with these behaviors. However, in this story, Chekhov describe affair like as romance and Dmitri rationalize the reason why he has loved with other women.   This story is first-person point of view, so readers think that this is romance and wish their love comes true. But we have to be rational. Is this right? Dmitri has children and he is head of household. I think he doesn't have right to be a father of children. I despise people such like that.  I don't understand what topic Chekhov wanted to convey, but it gives me a strong impression and it's interesting to read. (138 words)

The Student By Anton Chekhov (1894) 2/16, 2022 Rating: 7.5/10  This story is hard to understand at first because I'm not familiar with tales of bible. So I searched a background more in dorm and this story is quite interesting. This story is Ivan's epiphany so I think the hero is Ivan. Maybe any other story would depict hero only but in this story, Chekhov also described two widows in detail. So we can emphatize with not only Ivan but also two widows and we can learn from both of them. And most of hero's journeys, there are villains who oppose to hero. However, in this story, I think that there are no villains. Maybe Lukerya can be anti-gonist to Ivan but she didn't hinder Ivan.  I learned Chekhov's gun in class and I can find intention of Chekhov in this story. I didn't know the analysis before the class; The reason why Vasilisa cried after Ivan's story is guilt to Lukerya. I wondered why Chekhov describe Lukerya as widow who had been beaten by her husband....

  A Sound of Thunder, By Ray Bradbury (1952)  2/13 2022  Rating: 6.5/10  Eckels, protagonist of this story, seems to me that he is not hero, just Troll. At first, he was self-conceit and proud of his hunting records, confident to kill the Tyrannosaurus Rex.  Also, he didn't take Travis' opinion easily that small change in the past can alter the future a lot and he aimed his rifle anywhere for fun. But when he met Tyranno, he was so scared that he couldn't do anything. Travis said go back to the machine, but Eckels went off the path. When I read this story, I was so angry to Eckel's action. From this story, we also have to know that out behavior can be a storm in future. We should be careful in all day, and not neglect even small things.  When I read this book, I came up with the Avengers; End game. Maybe all of students watched this movie and feel similar things with this story. Little bit different thing is that in Avengers, heroes fought in past and many ...