Q3. With reference to suitable stories, discuss how far change is shown to be either welcomed or feared.
Story-The Move
A: In this story, change is shown to be feared to a certain extent. Madam Teo, whose children are moving house. This is a type of change and Madam Teo did not seem welcome to it at first. One evidence of her not welcoming it is from her not wanting to let go of the past. She wanted to bring the footstools that had been with the family since Tommy(her child) was a kid. This shows that she doesnt welcome change because even though she was moving to a new house, she still wanted to keep the old things that had been with the family for thirty years.
An evidence that she welcomed the change of moving house was when the Ah-Pek who sold coffee told Madam Teo to take care of herself in the new environment. Madam Teo blushed and replied that she was proud to move with the times. This shows that she is welcoming change because she feels assured that it all right to have a change of environment and that she was proud to do so.
At the beginning Madam Teo did not welcome change that much. Then she thought about why was she feeling sad? It was only relocating from one house to another. So in the end, she welcomed change
This concludes why in this story, change is welcomed to only a certain extent.
She shows us the reason and evidence of why Madam Teo did not welcome the changes in the first place. She also explain to us, why Madam Teo didn't welcome the change of moving house, because she wanted to keep the old things.
ReplyDeleteAlso, she show the evidence of when Madam Teo started to accept the changes of moving house, when talkin to Ah-Pek. She show us the changes in her feelings before and after, but it would be better if she had given more points, in my opinion.