8:20 AM
Saturday, July 11, 2009
I sympathise with Jack as i feel that he lead a very poor life, with a widowed mother and only a cow, Milky-White, to depend on its milk to live. However, despite their financial issues, Jack was hardworking and determined to find ways to earning money to help in their current financial difficulties. However, Jack also showed signs of greediness. From the part when a funny old man told Jack that if the seeds were planted overnight, they would grow right up to the sky, Jack was enticed and immdiately traded his cow for those magic beans. Another scene was when Jack climbed up the big beanstalk which grew right up to the sky, he always took advantage of the giant by stealing his possessions time and again. For the first time, Jack was not satisfied with the bag of gold and was bold enough to return twice, each time stealing one of the giant's vauluables. However, i feel that although Jack resorted to stealing, he was desperately in need of money to support both his mother and himself. Therefore, I sympathise with Jack.
I sympathise with the giant as i feel that he was taken advantage by Jack just because he had riches that Jack did not have. I feel that it is very unfair towards the Giant as when he was chasing after Jack, trying his best to retrieve his stolen valuables, Jack had chopped the beanstalk into half, causing the Giant to fall to his death. Also, this act of Jack probably destroyed the Giant's only home. However, in the passage it states that the Giant devours Englishman boys, and i feel that the Giant is very selfish, taking away innocent lives just to please his appetite.
Enjoy,
LiYing
