12/12/13

                                                 Secrets

           Today I went to the university at noon Because I had to attend studying in the afternoon.I was afraid to come late. Today, I learned about Secrets story by Tim Winton. I had fun because the story was interesting. In the story, it was about a young girl called Kylie who felt inadequate and lonely by her mother's lack of care and love and the missing father figure in her life. She moved to the new house.She felt left out form her mother and Philip's activities. Kylie was having trouble dealing with her parents break up, she didn't know why her dad had left, it was something she wasn't allowed to know so she feels alone, confused and unhappy, she also had to learn to accept the fact that another man had taken her dads place and that person was Philip. "Mum and Philip laughed or shouted and reminded her that Dad didn't live with them anymore", she didn't really want to think of her dad gone. Kylie was constantly looking at her photo albums; she looked for her dad but could never find him because he was the one that took the photos, which showed that he showed some interest and attention towards Kylie which made her feel special. Compared to Philip, she missed her father even more. Philip hit and abuse her and didn't even know she existed. Kylie thought Philip was a joke and didn't like him and have any respect.Something like that! Today I had fun a lot because I felt easy to understand in learning today.    

"Secrets" was about a young girl trying to come to terms with the changes in her family as a new step father takes over the power in her home. 

My opinions :

       I feel sorry for Kylie because She felt left out form her mother and Philip's activities. and, Kylie was having trouble dealing with her parents break up.

       I disapprove of Kylie’s mother because she didn't look after her .

        I dislike for Philip because he was cruel which he hit Kylie ,and he didn't to understand Kylie. 

 What do you feel about the story?

       I felt sorry for Kylie because she suffered from loneliness. She felt inadequate and lonely by her mother's lack of care and love ,and the missing father figure in her life.   

         Kylie’s mother and she was a difference the ages. Kylie's mother and stepfather didn't listen to her problems It might be caused by the difference between the ages.

      Coping with the absence of a parent. A Parent should to be  a good example for the children. A Parent should love and look after the child if the child lack of care and love from a parent,It made your child feel worthless and lonely.

The story’s symbols

The eggs    : something that needed to take care from someone.

The well        : the place which was the secrets

The photos : the feeling that made her to remind her     father.

Kylie’s cutting of the photo : Kylie  needed to expressed her feeling in action.

                                      Thank You, 12/12/13