People read a vast amount of literary work during a lifetime. Some read more than others, simply because of their likes and dislikes. During the short portion of my lifetime, I have found many literary works of others appealing to me. Three significant literary works for me are Marley and Me, Harry Potter: The Philosophers Stone, and Best Friends.
A well known, award-winning British authour, Jacqueline Wilson, wrote Best Friends. I happened to read this book when I was in sixth grade. It was a fairly easy book to read and not a very long one. It was a story about two girls, Gemma and Alice, who have never been separated from each other since birth. They were always together but one day, Alice’s family had to move because of her father’s job. These two girls were desperate of staying together. They decided to escape somewhere faraway where they imagined nobody would ever search. Eventually, unfortunate for them, their family found them and Alice had no choice but to move away. Though, they soon figured out that friendship does not end just because a friend moves far away. When I was reading this book six years ago, I just thought of it as a fun reading just to let the time pass. As for now, this situation is something I can relate to since I have also experienced this tragedy. Last year, one of my closest friends who I knew since I was new to Canadian Academy back in first grade left to New Zealand. It was strange for me to start a new school year without her by my side but we still keep in touch and we are also still very close. We did not do the ‘running away’ part in this book as that was quite impossible, but this book has a strong message about friendship from the authour.
One of the best-selling series worldwide, Harry Potter written by J.K. Rowling, was a significant literary work for me. This was one of my first ‘big’ books I read. Back when I was in first grade or even younger, the first of all Harry Potter series was released. I was very much interested in reading this book since almost everyone was talking about it. There was never a time I didn’t hear the word Harry or Potter. I would try reading by myself before bedtime or in the bus but I did not succeed to go that far because it was quite a long novel for a first grader. But during the weekends, I would snuggle up with my father in bed and listen as he read aloud to me. No television, no computers, just the sound flipping of pages and my fathers voice reading the words written along it.
Marley and Me written by John Grogan was a heart-warming story about a strong bond between a Golden Retriever named Marley and its owner. This was a book I read most recently, yet the story was one of the most touching books to me. This book caught my interest because of my stay in Australia during my winter vacation last year. As I flicked through the television the trailer of a new coming movie, Marley and Me caught my eye. It was as though I fell in love at first sight. I personally love dogs, and will watch or read anything regarding dogs. I would have loved to watch the movie most definitely. Unfortunately, during my stay there, I did not have time to watch the movie Coincidentally, I happened to drop by a bookstore at the airport and there it was: the original story of Marley and Me written by Josh Grogan. While reading this book, I was inspired by the significance of love. In the story, love meant so much to one, even a dog. Even though a dog is not able to communicate using words, it shares the same feeling as a human being would. I would love to have a family just like the one depicted by Josh Grogan.
I am very so excited for this English class. I would not call English as my least favourite subject, but I would not also call it as my most favourite subject. I have few of my close friends in this class, which would make me tempted to talk to them, but I will try my best to control myself. I am pretty weak in writing essays, but I would like to improve throughout the year. Reflecting on my own pieces is a great part of learning. I could learn from my mistakes in my papers, and possibly other works. Reflecting is also good because you can find your own mistakes rather than getting friend or teacher correcting your work for you. If you correct and reflect it yourself, you can see mistakes for yourself. I hope to enjoy this English class this year with you, Mr. Bellew. J
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