Final Response-Yanyan

I think all of these texts are all great works (otherwise there won’t appear in our class haha). But I want to share my thoughts on In the Wineshop. At first, modernism seems difficult for me to read compared to realism because there rarely is plot and interesting story. I was pretty confused when I read the In the Wineshop at the first time. It seems that it’s a story in the story—the main plots come from conversation with the friends. In this way, the central theme is harder to find because it’s not that obvious and directly. This text reminds me that learning English and introducing western education system starts early in China and the well-educated people during that period all have some overseas study experience. This tradition of learning advanced knowledge in developed countries, especially the U.S. and the U.K. continues at present. And for my own perspective, this is also the reason for me to study in the U.S. and to pursue a doctoral degree later. You may not know that being a professor in China in the top-tier schools require an overseas PhD degree now, and the U.S. PhD seems to be best appreciated. Although the U.S.-China relation seems to be not as good as ten or twenty years ago, people still find that studying in the U.S. is an optimal choice. Lu Wei-fu and Lu Xun have their dream roughly 100 years ago and their dream is to study hard and then create value for the country. But their dreams are blocked by the reality. When Lu Wei-fu compromises himself to still be a Confucianism teacher, he leaves his passion to try to find Ah-Shun, but still fails. Perhaps this is the greatest sadness for him. Compared to my situation today, I feel lucky that I can learn whatever I like. I can teach finance and economics when I finish my PhD and enjoy my own interests. I am free to love and marriage. Heart-breaking results happen to Ah-Shun should no longer happen to contemporary girls. Great works depict the social situation in a literal way and can be good sources for us to taste the development of the society.