1) I enjoyed
reading this story, since the ideas expressed in
it are relevant to these days.
In the story, the narrator, set his mind about Mr. Kelada without getting to
know him in person, just by his name and belongings. These days, people are
usually judging others only by their appearance and stereotypes, and not by
their personality. I believe, that the story is a good example of the saying
"don't judge a book by its cover". At the end, it turned out Mr.
Kelada was very kind and sensitive, which is the total opposite of what people
thought he was. In my opinion, it is a great story with important morals which is very enjoyable to read.
2) I found
the fact that Mr. Kelada lied about Mrs. Ramsay's necklace very moving. Mr. Kelada is
an argumentative person, who cares a lot
about his pride and loves being right. When he had a bet with Mr. Ramsay,
whether Mrs. Ramsay's pearl necklace was
real or not, he lied and said that it was made out of cultured pearls. Mr.
Kelada took a step back, and showed a sensitive and a kind side of him, which
was very moving. Eventough it was a very hard decision for Mr. Kelada, he was
willing to do it in order to save Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay's relationship.
3)The thinking skills of Explaining
Patterns and Uncovering Motives, influence my understanding of the story in
some ways. In the story, the narrator repeats the saying "I
dislike Mr. Kelada" many times. As a result, it makes us
wonder Why does he hate him so much? What are his motives? The skills of Explaining Patterns
and Uncovering Motives, helped me understand that the narrator repeats it in order to show how
different they are from each other. Mr. Kelada, came from a British colony and
was viewed by the narrator who was British, as a second-class citizen. Therefore,
the narrator despised him, and felt like they would never get along
together.
