Book Report #2

1) MLA CITATION
Frank Brennan
Windows of the Mind
United Kingdom
Cambridge University Press, 2001, 96pages

2) RESPONDING TO THE PLOT e) Which incidents in the novel did you find wonderful, surprising, comical, or even shocking?
I like the part best when Kathy got her sight. She could not see every thing from she was born. When she got her sight, her sight would change and she could enjoy seeing every thing, for example she looked many face of her friends or she watched TV, and she bought a lot of colorful clothes… I think these act give her a lot of pleasure which she had never experienced. Therefore, when I read the part, I felt happy.

Setting: USA, the time is not written
Point of View: This story is told from the third person.
Conflict: Kathy got ability of seeing but once she got her sight, she lost her great sense of hearing.
Climax: When she did an interview she would cover her eyes with a scarf. Therefore, she recovered her originally ability of hearing.
Symbol: “Sight” is the symbol of the story. A heroin Kathy had been blinded at birth, but the luck of sight gave her a great sense of hearing. Then, she got her sight, she lost the sensitive ear. Therefore, her sight is the key in this book.
Irony: When she got sight, she lost the great ability of hearing. Once she got ability, she lost the other ability. Therefore, it was irony.
Theme: The theme of this book is the importance of as person is and the importance of hewing out his or her future. There is good thing at the present condition, but at the same time, there is also good thing in the carving out a future. Therefore, people should value the present condition and they should do for their future.

3) ANALYZING 7 LITERARY TERMS
 Trousers noun a piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately
 Itch verb to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch
 Pavement noun a flat part at the side of the road for people to walk on
 Marvel verb to be surprised or impressed by something
 Fuss noun unnecessary excitement, worry or activity
 Somehow adv. In a way that is not known or certain
 Acupuncture noun a Chinese method of treating pain and illness using special thin needle which are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body

4) REFLECTION ON THE STORY: i ) Have you changed your ideas about anything after reading this book?
Yes, my ideas about blindness changed. In Open Doors, a woman whose name is Kathy Page is heroin, she had been blinded at birth. However, she serves as a radio announcer. She is better to listening and she asks the guests for her doubt. The question is the secret or lie of the guest. Therefore, she is loved by every listener. When she was operated for her eyes, she got sight, but at the same time she lost the sharp sense of hearing. After all, when she is doing interview, she decided to cover her eyes with scarf. Therefore, she got back her great sense of listening. The luck gives person for a ability, so the luck is not only minus point, I think!