A book I read last week - "Amira's Red Pencil". Thanks to the recommender Yanran.
Looking at the name, I guess this story is related to dreams. How can a 12-year-old girl survive in the era she lives in, how can she live her life in the cracks, and even live a better life? The answers can be found in this book.
This book is similar to "When I Was Ten" that we *** read. They are both in poetry. Although it is thick, it is not difficult to read; all the descriptions are in the context of war. , looking at the world from a child’s perspective.
Back to this book, this girl named Amira originally lived in a peaceful Sudanese countryside. Here, girls studying is regarded as "no different from chasing the wind." When it comes to studying, her mother will not Happy, she didn’t allow Amira to mention going to school, and every time Amira wanted to speak, she would “blow it away like a fly.” ("Traditional Wooden House") But learning to read and write has always been Amira's deep-down dream. Fortunately, her father understands and supports her. However, a sudden war struck her village, and she lost her beloved father and the home she relied on for survival. The barbaric armed forces created an atmosphere of panic everywhere. Fear and despair took away Amira's voice. She was unable to express herself until she unexpectedly received a gift-a red pencil. This pencil awakened the dream of reading hidden in her heart. She drew and drew. She wanted to leave Kalma, she wanted to go to Nyala, and she wanted to go to Gade School.
"To me, these are all hidden treasures." When I first saw "Hidden Treasures", I was reminded of "Afo the Field Mouse". Who can say that Afo's collection of sunshine and colors is not hiding treasures? Woolen cloth? At the critical moment, it was these starry treasures that gave him strength. As for Amira, reading and writing are the source of her strength. Looking again, we can better understand the meaning of hiding. Mother would never allow Amira to read and learn, but old Anwar was willing to teach Amira to read before the full-time school in Kalma was built. He said, "I will teach you secretly, at night. Light a lantern." Mom will never know." Although Amira was still worried about her mother's warning, Old Anwar comforted her and said, "Amira, you are not chasing the wind." She read quietly behind her mother's back. Recognizing the words and carefully carrying her dreams, isn't this the hidden treasure?
Amira, who holds the red pencil, wants to "move forward". Amira, who holds the red pencil, wants to "fly or die". She doesn't want to be like the one with a belly like a melon. The girl lived her life like that...
She told her sister Laila that "a bird cannot fly in Kalma's cage", she abandoned her annoying doubts and ran away "like a hedgehog", she sat on She grabbed Old Anwar's trolley and flew away.
Do you still remember the supermodel Wallis who dominated the circle of friends before?
She was born in poverty in Africa. She was raped at the age of 4 and female circumcision at the age of 5. She ran away from marriage and walked out of the desert at the age of 13. She worked as a maid and cleaner and became a top advertising model at the age of 22... She is The first black supermodel to appear in "VOGUE".
After becoming famous, Wallis published her autobiography "Desert Flower", which told the story of her tragic childhood. Many readers were shocked. In her autobiography, she wrote, "I have never been the kind of daughter my parents wanted. I am stubborn, willful, and constantly question and doubt everything."
In an interview with the media, Wallis said, "From the moment I escaped from the lion's mouth, I felt that God allowed me to live in order to let me do one thing. Now I finally know, Even though the future is dangerous, I still want to try my luck!"
Just like "Amira's Red Pencil". The game "Are there any other possibilities" in her childhood made Amira "see things in a sunny way", her father and old Anwar gave her the courage to escape, and the red pencil gave her the belief to run to Nyala.
Let’s go to a distant place!