Pretty Lunar

The student, By Anton Chekhov (1894) Rate : 7 / 10     While reading the story, I thought Ivan was a unique person. Until he realizes that the present and the past are  flowing and  connected by an unbroken chain, he can be seen as a hero himself in the process of telling Bible stories and making widows shed tears. In particular, the stage of "The Road Back," which is my part of the 12 stages of hero’s journey, can be seen as emphasizing Ivan's realization by setting a warm and beautiful background in contrast to the beginning of the story set in a cold and dark night.  Also, I think the writer reflects  his hope about the Russian society.  Like Peter, who denied the Jesus three times but eventually realized him and shed tears, I thought Vasilisa shed tears imagining future and present of Russia, which she denied the cold and gloomy past but would become warm again like the ending of a novel. 

  A Sound of Thunder, By Ray Bradbury (1952)  Rating : 7 / 10   First of all, I thought the story was very refreshing . However, I thought that there seemed to be a lot of shortcomings in giving readers lessons or impressions except 'fun'. They are all creatures that will die anyway, so I wondered how big change would be if they died a little early. Therefore, I could understand that the novel tried to say that every small action could cause a great impact, but I couldn't feel it well because of the absurd development of the content.     Also, I thought it might be unfair for him to regard Eckels as too coward. If I were Eckels, I wouldn't have even thought of leaving in the "travel that I couldn't guarantee to return alive," but he went on a trip proudly and unfortunately ran away from the dinosaur hunt, which was the main event of the trip, but he could come back alive. Also, if his wrong footprints on the trip changed the future in a better direction, w...