Feb 7, 2011

Learning Log 8


Date: 2/5-6
Part: Page 155-186
Reflection:

In about one month, Anne occasionally dreamed of her grandma and her best friend, Hanneli. She must miss them very much. War always brought about breakups and deaths. “Thinking about the suffering of those you hold dear can reduce you to tears.” Anne was worried about Hanneli, and she could do nothing but pray for God to perform a miracle on her girlfriend. Actually, Hanneli to Anne was a symbol of the Jews; the entire Jews who were suffering outside. 

Anne talked about her puberty shyly to Kitty. The changes took place on the outside of her body, and also the inside. Anne longed to get her period for more than one year, and it was the time. “I get my period (and that’s only been three times)…I’m always looking forward to the time when I’ll feel that secret inside me once again.” She also said she was once curious about her friend Jacque’s body, and even wanted to kiss her. Such discussions are commonly seen in a girl’s school, especially when it comes to the issue about breast and menstruation. Teenagers are always curious about body and try to figure out sexual orientation; Anne was not an exception because this is the experience of growth.

Anne was really grown-up, and could bear a baby. I think that Anne always wanted to be a Mother. She mentioned the term “my children” very often in her diary. Besides, she didn’t think her mother was a Mother. Anne’s “Momsy” was like a friend, who poked fun on her when she cried. Isn’t her mom childish? So, she herself was eager to be a veritable good Mother that could set a good example for her children. Actually, my mom is just like my friend, too. Sometimes she is willful than me, so it seems that I am her mother. For me, I think it is pretty fun because I can have a friend and Mother at the same time.

By the way, Anne started to feel interested in Peter. Is it hormone again?





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