Friday, August 10, 2012

Reflective essay on 'Spring'

In my writing class, I saw a video named 'Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter' by Kim Ki Duk and just saw the spring part. The movie was about a small, young monk torturing animals by tying a string around them. The mature monk told him that he will have a heavy rock in his mind if one or more than one dies. This is called animal cruelty. I was surprised because I had a similar experience as the small monk. I had three similar experiences. To begin with, if you torture animals you can get revenge from them. Moreover, after being cruel to the animals I learned a lesson to respect animals. Furthermore, you should always follow your teacher's orders.

This video is the Spring part in the movie 'Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter'.


 To begin with, if you torture animals you can get revenge from them. In the movie the small monk tortures the animals by tying a rope around them. However, they die except for the frog. He gets punished by his teacher. This is the animal's revenge. They made the small monk get punished. I can compare this with my own experience, I once hit a dog with a stick when I was young. However, the dog bit me and took his revenge, so I learned a lesson. Never do anything to an animal if if didn't do anything to you.

 Moreover, after being cruel to the animals I learned a lesson to respect animals. According to the move, the small monk at first didn't know the importance of life. However, after watching them die and get injured, he learned to respect animals. Also, according to my experience, I once read a book which was about a boy and bees. The boy killed and tortured the bees for no reasons. The bees got revenge by stinging the boy, so I learned a lesson from this book. Respect all living things.
 Furthermore, you should always follow your teacher's orders. In the movie, the small monk, who was kind of a troublemaker, broke the teacher's rules and killed the animals. He also got the same punishment as the small monk did to the animals. This is similar to my experiences. Once, when I was in elementary school in America. I went to a nature center. I saw a snake while walking. I just disobeyed the teacher's orders and tried to touch the snake.It suddenly tried to attack me by its sensitive movements.The teacher grabbed me away, so I apologized to her, so always listen carefully to your teacher.

 As a result,  if you torture animals you can get revenge from them, after being cruel to the animals I learned a lesson to respect animals. Also, you should always follow your teacher's orders. Think how they will feel when you torture them. You should always respect living things

1 comment:

  1. This is a very good reflective essay. The structure is good and you give personal examples. Keep up the great work!

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