CRITICAL ANALYSIS: THE BOY NAMED CROW

     THE BOY NAMED CROW

by: Haruki Murakami

      Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His books is the saleable in their country even international. One of his famous novel in 2002 titled The Boy Named Crow. This books receive a lot of excellent review from iDreamBooks. Murakami said that understanding the novels depend in how many times you read it. The story talks about facing consequences in able to survive in life conditions. It’s all about a boy plan escape a reality where can make over the situation but can revise a choice.

     This story is all about a boy named Kafka Tamura who planned to run away and escape the unlovely situation.  Before he run away, he should be the toughest fifteen-year-old boy, in order to survive consequences for his escaping plan. He took all the money he had which can help him to make it through. But if his money dropped he will have a hard time to think or find what is the possible solution because his still young. Kafka knew that he just like facing a storm if he run away and that can made him think that running away will never be a solution of a problem. Problem should be solved but not be escaped. After all, Kafka walk away and see himself living the library.

     I think the purpose of this story is to entertain and inform readers so that they’ll think wisely if ever they came up with the same situation that Kafka faced. And also for them to choose the best choice or solution regarding with a certain matter. In reading this, it affects my emotion and I felt proud because at the age of fifteen I survived life conditions. Just like Kafka, he faced the consequence and erase all the negative thoughts in his mind. I felt proud because I also did the same thing before. The effectiveness of this story has a lot of realization for me especially as a student. Because its really happened when someone is tired of being a student or a child, all we need is take a breath, run away and rest. But this made me realized that in order to survive you have to be a stronger as you are. And I think I’m strong enough to face consequences and consider myself as a toughest teen year old.

FRAY BOTOD

Fray Botod was written by Jose Graciano Lopez Jaena. Fray Botod introduces the stereotypical Spanish friar who uses religion as a tool for oppressing others in order to satiate his appetite for food, money and women. He also threatening and punishing some students from the University of Manila. That neglecting his duties as a parish priest in favor of gambling, conducting his business unfairly, and barbarously punishing an Indio laborer who failed to work at his estate for three days.

After i read this story i realize how lucky we are right. In the help of government there's a lot law or punishments we can create justice if that will happens to us right now. And also, as i read this story i think government should raise human rights in our country. 

RIDDLE 

I have a tail, and I have a head, 

but i have no body. 

I am NOT a snake. What am I?

A COIN 

TANAGA

KAIBIGAN

Hatid ay Kaligayahan

Puno ng Tawanan

Ano man Pagdaanan

Ay kayang Malagpasan 

DALIT

KALIKASAN 

kalikasan ay Ingatan

Ito'y isang tanging yaman

Na hindi Mapapalitan

Itong ating Inang Bayan 

                                                                      REVIEW 

        As i read the story, it broke the notion of patriarchal system as the society sees men as rational type or in line with logic while women are the emotional kind.

    The protagonist Alfredo was very vulnerable in love. He was trapped in deciding what his heart desires. But in the end, he found himself merely infatuated  after he deliberately made a decision. I did not much like the story because of Alfredo's unfaithfulness. If he truly loves a girl, he wouldn't hesitate a bit.

    Benitez may have overused the words for embellishments but I like her own style. I also like how she made it by the perspective of a man. If it will be of a woman (Esperanza), it would be the same old martyr kind of story, and it will be the usual woman longing for her lover.