I think that all the things that are being taught to Donald is related to him through his dreams. Since he seems to not be listening to his parents and uncle, everything they teach him is unconsciously being absorbed and being taught to him in a way that gets through to him. His dreams are like old movies, so since that is what interest him that's the best medium for him to learn how to be a mature adult.
In class we talked about the difference between a male writer and a female writer. So far the differences that I see are that the story does not go very deep into the meaning of any one character's feelings, and as far as very emotional things it mostly lies on the surface. As far as similarities all the books deal with identity whether finding or losing it or accepting it. I think Donald Duk needs to accept his identity. I don't think he can fully become a mature adult until he stops practicing self hatred.
My first impression of Donald Duk
I liked the beginning of the book but now I feel like it is going to be mostly about his dreams. I don't really like how Chin starts the chapter in his dream. I actually thought King Duk took Donald to an herbalist until he started dancing with Fred Astaire. Its a little confusing. I like the fact that its a coming of age story, so hopefully this novel will have a distinct ending. I also like the fact that it shows more of the Chinese culture as far as their practices and all the 108 warriors and traditions. I hope Arnold can teach him to appreciate his culture.
How can Arnold and Donald have the same dreams?
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I agree on how the book started out pretty well but is now describing mostly his dreams in depth. I would like to see more substance in the real story other than his fantasies.
I was definitely confused when it came to the dreams. I don’t get how he could be learning about his culture through his dreams. It made the dreams seem unrealistic. He had to have some prior knowledge of the history of the Chinese to have had those dreams in the first place. When it came to both Donald and Arnold having the same dreams, I was caught off guard even more. I found it very weird and it made everything not make sense to me. Also, I feel that the dreams became too detailed at points which started to bore me at times.
I agre that the teck stuff made the dreams a bit Boring and hard to follow. they should have kept to the finer details and let the readers mind do the imaging work.
The dreams did seem to throw me off a bit. It was hard to follow though we know the concept. However Donald did embrace his culture and seemed to be more aware of his heritage after he had them.
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