Chaung Tzu (Sept. 26 Class)

If I am going to be totally honest, the GHS Reader that we use can often be very boring and I tend to enjoy Ha Jin’s short stories much more, but this time the reader was actually really engaging. The whole section to me seemed like a book of fables, and I found that fascinating. The one about the tree stood out to me the most, because I feel that it highlights something that everyone can relate to and that everyone can learn from. The whole idea of the story is that people don’t like the tree because it is not perfect looking, even though it is a perfectly fine tree that likely has perfectly fine wood. The moral of the story is to not be too quick to judge someone or something, which is something that everyone, myself included, should always keep in mind. It really resonated with me and actually gives me a little more hope for the remainder of the reader as we continue on with the semester.