I was shocked by the ending of the story of Ying-ying. Usually, or should I say in the English tragedies that I’ve read so far, the plot has always culminated in a tragic ending for the heroes as a result of their love. Here, the tragedy is the result of the heroes choice to disregard their love and follow their rigid rationale. I wonder what message each type of story is trying to teach us about the meaning and benefits of love.
Rationale as a Tragedy?
March 30, 2011 Written by Jacob Colton | 2 Comments
Categories: Uncategorized
2 responses so far ↓
Armand Likrama // Mar 30th 2011 at 9:30 am
I agree with on the subject of rationale being a tragedy in this story. However, from the characters’ perspectives, how long could they possibly go on with their love whilst not being able to be with one another? It seems that in this case rationale was seemingly the only solution to a suppressed love which could not be expressed since both characters had other things to attend to.
Jacob Colton // Mar 30th 2011 at 10:36 am
They didn’t have to be apart. Chang chose to stay away from his lover because he was afraid that she would leave him for a richer, more respectable man. He convinced himself that it was a bad idea to follow his feelings, something that he was mocked for by his friends.