Hi Ruby! This is your reflective journal entry # 3 J
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1. Don Quixote dela Mancha is considered one of the world’s masterpieces because it is timeless and has an element of universality. Thus, in this generation, what truths or realities about life does this literary piece reveal to us?
2. Are there Don Quixotes in our society? Who are they? Why do you consider them the modern world’s Don Quixote?
3. Based from the ballad "Lord Randall, " what do you think is/are a timeless message/s it conveys to teenagers like you? Explicate your answer.
Show me how you truly understood those literary pieces through your sensible and logical responses.
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1.)The story Don Quixote dela Mancha reveals us how Idealism can negatively affect a person’s life. Believing in such mythical, phantasmal concepts and ideas. The story also reveals that every person wants adventures in their lives. It may be ridiculous to others, but what important is we have our own quests and we don’t step on others’ dignity.
ReplyDelete2.)Don Quixote is a fictional middle-aged man made 400 years ago yet, we still have “The Don Quixotes” in our society. I can consider avid gamers as today’s “don Quixotes”. Since they are really exposed to fictitious ideas and characters, they have a high tendency to be more idealistic and quixotic.
3.)The ballad “Lord Randall” tells us that we should be sharing our problems to our parents because they are the only ones who can give the best advice and also the ones who can be trusted in times like this.
It also tells us that love can be given away easily but trust isn’t. We should know first the people we encounter before trusting them anything.
It shows that too much imaginations can lead into something bad or worse. It also shows how great an imagination of a person is and of course, that there are people who loves adventures and fantasies. Of course, only people with a problem on their brain would do the same as Don Quixote. But if not, they would just write a story or do something to express their imaginations.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are many Don Quixote on our society. For example, the book lovers, the students, children, gamers and me. I love reading and watching adventure and fantasy genre anime, movies or stuffs. I kinda imagine that I was the main character doing the supernatural things. I express my imagination and my ideas through writing stories inspired by what I've watched or read. They have a more wider imagination and ideas.
The message it conveys to us teenagers is that we should open up to our parents. We should share our problems to them for them to lend a hand to us. I mean, they are the ones who made us what we are now. So, they can understand us and of course, they would do anything to help us in our problem.
The story of Don Quixote dela Mancha tells us about the possible outcome of being obsessed on something. Although it shows us how imaginative and idealistic a person can be. The story reveals about that believing in such mythical creation that can't really happen in real life or being obsessed on something can lead to insanity.
ReplyDeleteI can compare Don Quixote to a bookworm. Some bookworm really believe that some mythical creatures really exist even though it's not. Although reading is a good habit, we must not take it seriously because it do not happen in real life.
The ballad "Lord Randall" tell us to trust our parents. We should say our problems to them because they can help us. No parent in the world want to suffer their children. So we must value our family because they are the first person that can help you in your darkest times.
1.) The story focuses on the themes of adventure,imaginative,mythical or fantasy. This story also reveals to our lives that these mythical or imaginative stuff can lead us or take us to a ride we dont want. Believing too much to a mythical or imaginative things can make your mind lose its capability to control. But, some people can control this feeling which is good. Instead, they do something else to express their thoughts and perspectives.
ReplyDelete2.) Yes. In this generation, we havr Don Quixotes. These peiple are actually the ones who are addicted to a certain thing or topic. For example, I myself got addicted to ghe movie Kung Fu Panda. After watching, I rushed outside and do some karate moves. I also broke some wood which drives my mom into anger. Some people do stuff to express their thoughts about a topic that they got addicted to.
3.) For me, I think it is all about trust and love to your parents. Why? Because he trust his true love so much that he couldnt believe his true love can poisoined or kill him. Too much trust can also lead you into disaster. Also lobe to your parents because every people in this world should love and respect their parents no matter what happen. For me, these are the main key of the ballad
-John David Golenia
Indeed, Don Quixote of La Mancha is a work of art that needs to be saved and shared generations to generations. The main character for this story is in love with chivalry and knightly acts. He had become insane and wanted to change the world by doing acts of heroism. He wanted to be a knight, yes, but the thing is, what he did was nowhere near a knight’s act. He was fooled and played with by people around him. He worshipped a girl who doesn’t even know him. He was used and condemned for his way of thinking. All you know is what you think you know, but in his case, what he thinks he can do isn’t real.
ReplyDeleteThat’s the problem with some cases of people being discriminated by others. One reality that we learned from this story is that, when you want to save someone from drowning, they’re more likely to drown you before you even save them. You wanted to do something good but others will think the opposite of it. Maybe Don Quixote is crazy but what I’m sure of is that, he wanted something to change with how life was. He wanted the scenes from the books that he read to be the reality instead. This is one of the dreams some of us wants but don’t have the guts stand up for it. But some do, and I’m we should be proud of them because they wanted change and they’re fighting for it.
As for Lord Randall, just don’t fall too much that you won’t leave some for yourself. You can’t give them you have if you’re not sure they’re worth it. Sometimes, you’ll feel like they’re ‘the one’ and offer them all you can give but them they just said the right things at the right moment. You should not give permanent feelings to a temporary person. You’ll be fine if you listen to both your heart and mind.
Don Quixote de La Mancha is truly one of the world's masterpiece. It has an element of universality that reveals the realities of life such as how people will do everything for the sake of their dreams. Just like Don Quixote, he did not mind the consequences of his so-called adventures of saving other people. As long as he thinks that he's doing the right thing, he will not hesitate to interfere with the situation. Just like in real life, other people will take all the risk just to aim what they want to have. They won't even bother think about what damage it will do to other people.
ReplyDeleteOf course there are people who we can consider as Don Quixote of our generation. These people are those who wants more than what they have. Those people who wishes to live another life in order to fulfill their greatest dream.
Lord Randall shows how gullible people are when it comes to love. If you're already whipped, all you want to do is to please the one you love by obeying everything that person tells you to do and agreeing to whatever that person tells you.
1) "Don Quixote dela Mancha" reveals to us that the world described in books and the real world are COMPLETELY different.
ReplyDeleteThere are some things on the book that are not possible and you may not impart them in real life. Why? Because you are living in the REAL world and this is reality. There won't be always a happy ending. It is not always full of smiles and laughter. Living in these beliefs, that are found on books, are totally nonsense. It may result to bad or miserable events, like losing someone very special to you all because of your faith that the world your currently standing and the world that you are reading are the same.
2) I consider Don Quixotes of these world are persons who are obsessing over something that it begins to go overboard. Well, let's take 'fans or obsessive fans' as an example. These persons are willing to hurt every person that badmouths their idols. They hurt other person's feelings. Yes, maybe, they are doing that to defend their idols but don't they think that their idol also take part on that situation? I won't say that having idols, that inspires and motivates you, are such bad influences. I just want to say that as long as you don't step on others it would be alright to 'fangirl' over those idols. Just keep in mind that always put God first :)
3) Lord Randall is 'poisoned' by his lover and say to his mother to prepare his bed, which is assumed to be a coffin. It means that Lord Randall attempted to end his life because he was being hurt by his love. Well, I find it so immature. Why? Because why would you end your life just because of the pain that you are experiencing right now? You are so blessed that you are alive, no diseases or whatsoever. Some of the teenagers are like that, attempting to cut themselves, attempting to do suicide. Be thankful that God has given you another day to live in this world. Do they know how many people in this world are dying and wishing to live as long as they could? The pain would be gone, just endure it for now. There are special persons that are willing to help you in midst of hard trials, like your family. Don't let this pain eat you up. Be grateful and remember that God is always by your side.