“Once Upon a Time” by Nadine Gordimer Response -

Wow i really enjoyed this story i think it was very well written. For your first question it seems that as the family tried harder and harder to keep out the potentionally dangerouse world that seemed to be creating itself around them, they also caused harm to their little boy. They didn't understand that a childs imagination and mind doesn't permit them to think of the consquences of a situation. In the boy's world he was a prince trying to rescue his princess, in the real world he was being torn apart by yet another man made invention. I completely understand where the author is coming from when she writes this story, shes trying to explain that even in our quest to protect ourselves and the people we care about we must always keep in mind on the flip side how it could effect them negatively, weigh both thoughts and then at that point make a descion for better or worst.

Out of personal experience i can relate. My ex-boyfriend, (who is at this point in time my best friend) i would do absolutely anything to protect him and make sure he's happy and safe. I know it's a rather odd bond especially for "childern at this age" but both of us feel that we are ment to be together in any sort of relationship, and hold each other very dearly to our hearts. Even though i care about him i have to make sure that i am careful when im trying to protect him. Other girls come into his life and hurt him and sometimes i have to hold my tongue when talking to them as not to create a negative enviorment for him. Just a personal connection i made to the idea of the book.

I don't quit understand why the author would pick such a setting for a story. It's a interesting one i must say, but maybe it has something to do with the fear. See the faimly feared the people outside the suburbs because they were different (color, style of living, ect.) So it was a simple form, so that a larger audience would understand the fear set between the two groups of people. Also almost everyone knows what the Apartheid was even if they don't know the exact name for it they understand the general idea. Again i know this is all very unclear but as i said i didn't much understand the setting myself.

Well it was a good read. As you said you just wanted to know what we would be walking away with after the story, correct? Hmm well i take with me just thoughts of my own life. Thinking about how my actions that i would want someone to perceive one way could be taken in many forms. Weigh the reactions in any circumstance and then move forward with a desicion is what i think ive learned.

Thank you for the read Ms.L

Lots of Love,
Maddy

Hey im Maddy?

haha umm so ya I guess I sucessfully did this, hopefully. So i'm Maddy obviously, i'm in gr.10. Theres not really alot i can say about myself? I love my music and write and play alot of my own, im working on a music video and some recording stuff with mushroom studios right now and i thought that was pretty cool haha. I LOVE fish, NOT eating them but just the creature itself, im odd and so forth blah blah whatever, but i like making new friends and talking to people so drop me a note if you'd like to chat!

Im taking english 10 online, i don't really know why i dropped another course though and thought it'd be a different kind of experience to work online. I also work at a very fast pace so a classroom setting is sometimes difficult for me. Hmm but ya i think that's all I'll write for this post.

lots of love,
Maddy