Excellentepisodes
1.AtfirstIwasverythankfultobealive.Slowly,Igottomyfeetandwenthigheruptheshore.Fromthere,Ilookedouttosea.Icouldseeourship,butitwaswreckedandtherewasnobodyinthewater.Allmyfriendsweredead.Iwasalive,butinastrangewildtosleepontheshore.Perhapstherewerewildanimalsthere.SoIwentupintoatreeandIstayedthereallnight.
2.Mylifewasstillbusyfrommorningtonight.Therewerealwaysthingstodoortomake.Ilearnedtomakenewclothesformyselffromtheskinsofdeadanimals.Theylookedverystrange,itistrue,buttheykeptmedryintherain.
3.Theprisonerranlikeawildgoat,andsoonIsawthathewascomingnearthebottomofmyhill.AsfastasIcould,Irandownthehillandjumpedoutofthetreesbetweentheprisonerandthetwowildmen.
.Hewasafineyoungman,abouttwenty-fiveyearsold,tallandwell-built,withakindfaceandanicesmile.Hehadabrownskin,blackhair,brighteyesandstrongwhiteteeth.Idecidedtogivehimthenameof“ManFriday”,becauseIfirstsawhimonaFriday.
5.FridaywasaquicklearnedandhisEnglishgotbetterdaybyday.Hehelpedmewiththegoatsandwiththeworkinthecornfields,andsoonweweregoodfriends.Ienjoyedteachinghimand,mostofall,havingafriendtotalkto.Thiswasthehappiestofallmyyearsontheisland.
Reflection
WhenIwasinprimaryschool,myteachersaskedmetoreadthebook,RobinsonCrusoe.Theytoldmethatthenovelcanmakeyouunderstandhowtobeindependentfromyourparents.IreaditwhenIwasalittlegirl.Yes,Ihadadeepfeeling.Iunderstoodmanythings.Ifwealwaysrelyonourfriendsandparents,whenwehavetosurviveindependentlywewillnotbeabletoadapttoall.Tothecontraryweusuallydependonourselves,thenwhenweencountersomeunexpectedthings,wecanadaptandhavepositiveattitudestoresolveit.
However,thistimeafterIreadthenovelIhavedeeperreflections.Inourlivesweshoulddoadventures.Whenhardshipsareonthecorner,weshouldfacethembravelyandneverbefear.Weshouldn’thavebeensatisfiedwiththesituationwhichweareinatpresent.Weshouldhaveambitions.Ibelieveifweareonahighstand,andwestruggleforit,wecanarriveahigherstand.
Nowweliveinthemodernsociety,soitisnotnecessarytodrifttoadesertisland.Butpromisemetoimageit.IfIstayedonalonelyisland,Iabsolutelycouldn’tconquerdangers.MaybeIwouldloseconfidenceforlife.IrespectRobinsonverymuch.Heisarealheroinmyheart.Thereisnoperfectlifeintheworldandourlifewillnotbeplainsailingandsometimeswemaybealsoencountersomedangerousthings.Butwecanchangeourfate.Onlyifweknowhowtotaketherightmeasures,wewillescapefromthedangers.Onlyifwehaveconfidencesandworkhard,weabsolutelywillbevictorious.Infact,themostimportantthingis“Nevergiveup”.NowIamyoung.ThereisalongtimethatImustexperience.WhenIaminthecollege,Icanmakethemostofthetime.Andnomatterwhatdifficulties,Iwillfacewiththemandnevergiveup.IbelieveIcanconqueranydifficulty.