About 1Q84

     For me, reading 1Q84 is a accident combined with lots of coincidence, I had never thought that I would encounter such a incident at that time.
    In 2011, if my memory served me right, it was a rare rainy day in that summer. I just got acquaintance with a geniuse that had been the first place in the whole school, he was really different from I thought he was originally. Well goes the proverb, "Never judge a book from its cover. " The incident reminded me again. As soon as he knew that I liked to read the novel of Haruki Murakami (村上春樹), he asked me to read 1Q84, for it's really an outstanding piece among his every novels. However, regarding it as unrespectation for the writer to reading his books without buying, I refused his kindness at that time. After a couple of days, 1Q84 Book 3 was republished, which made me became eagerer to 1Q84. Eventually, it happened one day on my way to home, I found a bookstore which was holding on sale for all the novels written by Haruki Murakami, purchasing 1Q84 without hesitation. It seemed to be an accident but I have never felt regretful for buying them, even now. In fact, I have never be so sure that I had to do it like that. On the spot, I could really feel something was pushing me. 

      That's why I read 1Q84. It was never an easy thing to remind everything in a book, especially the novels written by Haruki Murakami because of his plain and peaceful writing way; however, 1Q84 broke the ice of this kind of situation. Changing the way of composing is extremely hard mission for every writer, particularly when everyone didn't want Haruki Murakami to change, but he did it and did it amazingly. That's why 1Q84 caused such a sensation at the period. 

     The story used the concept of parallel worlds, which means when our world is processing, there're more than one different world is processing, too. In other words, there are others you doing other things in other worlds when you are reading my article now. The story is about two perallel worlds, which are our own world in 1984 and the other world (1Q84) has an usual moon and a blue moon. There are two main characters in the story, 天吾 (A male editor with great talent in narration but is not creative. )and 青豆 ( A female professional killer with great skill, working for a place protecting every bulliied females). They were classmates when they were in elementary  school. For 青豆 was bullied by classmates, 天吾's kindness grasped her out from desperation; however, they saperate for different junior school without knowing they loved each other.  Now if you start to think this book is soup, I can tell you that you are so wrong. After a decade, they were involved in 1Q84 in the same time without knowing each other but believing it. Both of they went through countless dangers which is really hard to describe. All I can tell you now is that it worth you. 

      Hope 1Q84 will have a good sell. 

Looking Forward

On May 13^th, 1995, to the expectation of my family, I was born in a township located in Northern Taiwan called “Danshui.”

    In my childhood, my family was an ordinary family. My father is an art consultant who loves to collect all kinds of art pieces and my mother is an attentive housewife. My older brother works as a journalist in SET, which is one of the most prestigious television stations in Taiwan. Despite the disparity in age between my brother and I, we have been on good terms with each other since my birth. Therefore, I am good at getting along with others. As the second child in my family, I am, however, not a dependent or spoiled child. Instead of it, for having an older brother, I always refer him as my idol and make every effort to be as prominent as him. Moreover, my older brother had a great influence on me, so I became more mature than my peers. I think that everyone should take his own live seriously and cherish every minute on this world. Our life may be hard and full of difficulties, but I really enjoy the process of overcoming the obstacles and completing the tasks.

     At the age of four, I entered Taipei Wego Private School, which is known for its diversified education. Growing up in such a complete humanistic environment, I learned the importance of principle and responsibility. When I was in grade 5, my brother won the championship in a contest of writing, which made our parents really proud of. It was this incident that developed my curiosity of literature. I was curious about how to transform Chinese characters into an attractive article. This was my first contact with the true language. Before long, I entered high school. For the purpose of catching up with my brother, I gave myself a shot in participating in my first contest of writing.

Out of my expectation, I got the first place in the contest. Being able to get the affirmation is the most inspiring experience that I had ever encountered. Therefore, I not only took part in more contest of writing successively but also accepted the instruction of the professional teacher. With the instruction of my teacher, my writing ability improved significantly.

My interest in language brought me to the world of literature. I have been enchanted by this creative world, so I have decided to major in English department. My aim is to explore the world of literature and the world of great writers, opening my eyes and cultivating my mind through this great world of literature. By this way, I can compose more articles which are not only beautiful but also inspirational. Entering SCU will be a great step of my path to success.

     As for my future, I plan to study oversea because of the great expectation aroused by the fascinating descriptions in many journals of students studying abroad. Consequently, I have been keeping watching for information of this aspect from friends, teachers and mass media. And then I see a lot of examples and elites which even strengthen my determination to carry out my dream! In the forth year in SCU, I will take the TOEFL and SAT tests and make applications for graduate schools in America. After my graduation, I shall go back to Taiwan and find a job in research institutes or companies. I want to be one of the literature students who have the privilege of studying great writers’ works and exploring their inner worlds, their outlook on life, their roles as learned scholars and their influences on the world. I hope I can also make some contribution to the awareness of culture and literature in our society since its importance has been neglected.  I learned a line from my English teacher, which is “Not until you give it a try will you not know the result.” I got passion and expectation for myself, and wish you would give me an opportunity to make my dream come true.

     In conclusion, I am quite sure of myself and always persisting in carrying out my plan for the future. To reach my goal, I have tried my best through carefully mapping out my schedule with a hope that my life will go just as I want. This is out of the question and it may need to be adjusted to the changing circumstances though, I will hang on it.