Changing their skies

Changing their skies

Before I read this book, I almost have never imagined the situation of poverty of African people.

The book has 3 individual stories which are written through the children who live in Africa.

"The Rubbish Dump" "Cardboard Mansions" "Leaving" in these 3 stories, especially second story "Cardboard Mansions" made me remind strongly.

Because I felt hopeless serious situation in Africa from the story.

Although old woman Dadi-Ma and her only grandchild Chotoo (whom house is just made of "Cardboard")tried to escape their poverty situation, after their long trip, eventually they understood their hope had already crashed.

I cant forget the last page. the old woman Dadi-Ma was too tired and too old to reply to Chotoo in order to understand their hopeless situation.

Then young Chotoo (he is 5 years old)began to understand his own hopeless situation which he could not depend on her and might lose her support in near future..

This story left the strong impression for me on vacation.

Matilda

Matilda is a little girl at the age of 5 who has an extraordinary intelligence and an amazing ability.

(There is a hint of her ability on the image of cover, can you find?)

The point I was interested in weren't only her amazing ability ,but also her character.

In fact, her situation isn't good.

Her parents aren't interested in her, they don't give her any books ,her school's principal is almost enemy among the students and she(principle) hates her.

Regardless of such a situation, she is very sensible and kind to her friend and her homeroom teacher too.

This is my opinion,I think such kind of ability doesn't effect on her mind good influent.

For example she may use it for making a trouble...

In this story she just used it for helping her classmate and her homeroom teacher from their enemy principle.

(Although Matilda used the ability once to her parents who were doing bad business for preparation of the battle toward the principle..)

Anyway,her amazing ability is great and exciting, but I don't know it's necessary on this story.

Because at first, I imagined Matilda would fight to the principle using only her courage and intelligence

and I thought it would be good experience for her in her life.

I think her nice character gave me a stronger impression than her amazing ability.