Dream to Reality: Essay by Rosalita T. Batersal
_A short story entitled
“Dream to Reality” is a story of a young lady who raised in the
province and have a simple lifestyle and felt, longing for a change. A
girl who had a one big dream in the person of Clarisse in this story who
believed herself that she can only be succeed if she left her hometown
and go to the city where she can found a good chance to reach her dream.
That is why, after her graduation in secondary, she talked her parents
to ask permission in going to the city, but sadly her parents refused.
Clarisse at that time felt so sad, and release her ill feelings to her
childhood friend Marlow. She discussed to Marlow of what happen to her
plan in asking permission to her parents but Marlow also tried to
convince her not to leave but to stay and follow her parents decision.
At that moment of time in Clarisse life despite of having a troubled
mind she is very eager to pursue her plan. One day Clarisse find a way
to continue of what is in her mind, when Miranda a friend of Clarisse
who raised at the same town, spent her vacation in their place. She
talked Miranda about her plan to go to the City, luckily she got what
she want since there is a vacant position in the boutique where Miranda
is working. At that time after they talked, Clarisse became very
courageous to be with Miranda without thinking of anything, and ignore
her parent’s decision. She decided to go in the City with Miranda
without informing her parents about it.
When Clarisse working in the city already, she never contacted her parents even in a phone but she wrote them a letter just to inform them that she is in safe. Although the life of Clarisse in the city is not that easy because of so many trials while she is working with Miranda's work. One day Miranda jelouse to Clarisse and try to destroy her reputation in the Company but she still have a good heart to Miranda. Clarisse is still have her luck because of her hardwork, and loyalty for the company. Her boss doesn’t believe Miranda’s defamation against her inspite her boss admire her for being a very active and diligent person. A qualities of Clarisse that she have touches her boss heart and made his mind to help Clarisse in his own simple way. In the the person of Mr. Kant who said to be the boss of Clarisse. Mr. Kant saw the capability of Clarisse in fashion design, and he believe that Clarisse need a formal training just to enhance her talent and skills being a designer. One day he decided to enroll Clarisse to a school where she can have her formal training, and surprise Clarisse about it. By then, Clarisse feel so very happy, thankful and very excited of a new chance to fulfill her dream. While studying Clarisse also a part time model of that company because of her unique beauty. However, Clarisse feel so lucky that time because she gradually reach her dreams in life and because of her determination Clarisse successfully finished her study being a designer and taking her time as a professional fashion model and designer.
After how many years in her successful life in the city. Clarisse decided to return to her hometown in St. Claire to see her parents again and help them. But in a cool, quite side of a train where she ride in going home ,she felt so nervous and excited as well,couldn’t imagine the reaction of her parents and the said childhood friend Marlow. Surprisingly, before Clarisse left from St. Claire, Marlow had a hidden feeling for Clarisse not just a friend but its more than a friend to her, she is not aware of it. But as time goes by when they are apart from each other they feel something special for the friendship that they have, and it help Clarisse easier to answer “Yes” to Marlow when this guy proposed to her and addressed his feeling since before, during their reunion. Marlow cant hide his feeling of missing Clarisse, and a very quite sweet moment for both of them will surround the couple. After a year they decided to get married and live a happy blessed life with the blessings of their parents. It is the end of the story “Dream to Reality”.
The main character of this story is Clarisse who said to be a very strong girl. A character have a positive outlook in life despite of poverty that they suffer in their province. You can see the spirit of perseverance just to reach her ambitions in life. Though she is sometime insensitive in regards to the feelings of her parents. Clarisse said to be the main character of the story maybe because she is at the center of the story, the features that distinguish her of being a main character is in her. The dominant impression of the character is where he decided by his own to leave her parent even without her parents permission and went to the city. And I think it can contribute to the readers in regards of having strength from inside, being brave, and confidence of what you expect to happen next in ones life.
Marlow one of the secondary character in the story and said to be a childhood friend and a secret lover of Clarisse the main character. Miranda the neighbor and a friend of Clarisse who used to betray her and used to destroy her good performance in the company where she is working. Aunt Mary a mother of Clarisse and Mr. Clint the father of Clarisse. Mr. Kant said to be the gay owner of the boutique where Clarisse worked. He is the one who gave a chance that Clarisse reached her dreams in life . Mr. Kant is one of the reason that Clarisse succeed.
Their dialogue usually presents their characters, and reveals their personality, like of what Marlow did, by convincing Clarisse not to leave. And the conversation of Clarisse with her parents it reflect their personality for holding her parents decision not to changed their mind to not letting Clarisse to go to the city. Likewise, Clarisse also have a strong personality just to stand by her decision. As I internalized the story I think the main character involved in external conflict because she is being disturb by the people surrounds her. And yes, the other character involved in the conflict like Marlow because he is the only one know about the plan of Clarisse to leave her parents ,next when Clarisse having a problem in her worked because of Miranda by betraying her.
In this story the place and the date is perfectly arranged because the narrator begin to write the place where it happen. The opening incident in this story is when she talked her parents about her plan but her parents refuse her. The rising action of the story is when she decided to pursue her plan without the permission of her parents . How brave she is at that time to violate her parents decision. For me , it made the story more exciting ,when she left without anyone knows where she going except Marlow her childhood friend not knowing it became to be her love forever.
But for me, what if the main character did not succeed in the city where she believe that there, she can reached her dream. What will happen to her? It leaves a big question in my mind. What if she follows of her parent’s decision? Did she will become a professional model and designer like what she has right now? Perhaps she will be a successful one but in another field.
The climax of this story I think when she spurn her parent’s decision and follow her heart and the second when she faced trouble with Miranda. Because if happen that her boss in the person of Mr. Kant believed Miranda’s word against Clarisse the main character , I think she will be fired at that time if ever her boss is in favor of Miranda. Her life in the city became miserable if that happen. But, the good thing is ,the character fight against the trials that she encounter in her work . And I think it is the turning points that change the course of event of the story. By facing all the decision made by the character and by fighting all the circumstances happened to her in the city. And by going back to their hometown with proud and bring her success from the city and marry her childhood friend, it resolved the conflict at the end of the story.
The author of this short story is Miss Jamaica Collado, a third year education student. I think the author use the omniscient-third person in discussing the view point of this story because as what I have observed in this story the author uses she or he and she read the mind of the character. The author knows the feeling of the character, she feels what the character felt. But until the story end the author sticks to use one kind of narrator which is the omniscient-third person.
For me, in this paragraph of the story tells this particular point of view “Clarisse knew that her parents won’t change their minds anymore so she went to her favorite place, the mango tree near the river. She sat there and cries. Her best friend Marlow arrived. If the author of this story try to use another point of view it is possible to her.
And it should be goes like this “I knew that my parents won’t change their minds anymore so I went to my favorite place, the mango tree near the river. I sat there and cries. My best friend Marlow arrived. To change it from using Omniscient-third person to first person. Here you can see on how the story be changed if it were told from another point of view.
After I read this short story made by Miss Collado I appreciate it that much. I never thought that I can read a story written by my classmates that can reminds me of my past. I feel so great reading this story , because I relate a lot in regards of my decisions in life before I went here in Manila. I feel happy most especially the ending of the story because the character overcome the conflict in the story.
But it seems like I am not satisfied the rising action in the story ,personally I am longing for a shocking incident a rising action most especially in the climax. I wait for the conflict where the character getting more aggressive, yes being aggressive of the main character is there, when she follow her heart just to go to the city without her parents blessings but still there is a lack of explosion. What I am waiting for is the reaction of her parents that time that she left them without never saying goodbye to them. Did her parent accursed her? Of not obeying them.
I am looking for the climax of the story but in totality the story is written good. One thing more I can suggest to the author is that double check the words the spelling of the words that are going to use , because there is a word there that the same sound but different in meaning as well ,that confused me like the word “reach” . But when I analyze the sentence carefully I noticed that it should be “rich” instead of reach. But I think its only a typical error. In fairness to the author she is very diligent of what she is doing, I really appreciate her work. Looking forward to see more her writings because its an honor for me to be her critic.
When Clarisse working in the city already, she never contacted her parents even in a phone but she wrote them a letter just to inform them that she is in safe. Although the life of Clarisse in the city is not that easy because of so many trials while she is working with Miranda's work. One day Miranda jelouse to Clarisse and try to destroy her reputation in the Company but she still have a good heart to Miranda. Clarisse is still have her luck because of her hardwork, and loyalty for the company. Her boss doesn’t believe Miranda’s defamation against her inspite her boss admire her for being a very active and diligent person. A qualities of Clarisse that she have touches her boss heart and made his mind to help Clarisse in his own simple way. In the the person of Mr. Kant who said to be the boss of Clarisse. Mr. Kant saw the capability of Clarisse in fashion design, and he believe that Clarisse need a formal training just to enhance her talent and skills being a designer. One day he decided to enroll Clarisse to a school where she can have her formal training, and surprise Clarisse about it. By then, Clarisse feel so very happy, thankful and very excited of a new chance to fulfill her dream. While studying Clarisse also a part time model of that company because of her unique beauty. However, Clarisse feel so lucky that time because she gradually reach her dreams in life and because of her determination Clarisse successfully finished her study being a designer and taking her time as a professional fashion model and designer.
After how many years in her successful life in the city. Clarisse decided to return to her hometown in St. Claire to see her parents again and help them. But in a cool, quite side of a train where she ride in going home ,she felt so nervous and excited as well,couldn’t imagine the reaction of her parents and the said childhood friend Marlow. Surprisingly, before Clarisse left from St. Claire, Marlow had a hidden feeling for Clarisse not just a friend but its more than a friend to her, she is not aware of it. But as time goes by when they are apart from each other they feel something special for the friendship that they have, and it help Clarisse easier to answer “Yes” to Marlow when this guy proposed to her and addressed his feeling since before, during their reunion. Marlow cant hide his feeling of missing Clarisse, and a very quite sweet moment for both of them will surround the couple. After a year they decided to get married and live a happy blessed life with the blessings of their parents. It is the end of the story “Dream to Reality”.
The main character of this story is Clarisse who said to be a very strong girl. A character have a positive outlook in life despite of poverty that they suffer in their province. You can see the spirit of perseverance just to reach her ambitions in life. Though she is sometime insensitive in regards to the feelings of her parents. Clarisse said to be the main character of the story maybe because she is at the center of the story, the features that distinguish her of being a main character is in her. The dominant impression of the character is where he decided by his own to leave her parent even without her parents permission and went to the city. And I think it can contribute to the readers in regards of having strength from inside, being brave, and confidence of what you expect to happen next in ones life.
Marlow one of the secondary character in the story and said to be a childhood friend and a secret lover of Clarisse the main character. Miranda the neighbor and a friend of Clarisse who used to betray her and used to destroy her good performance in the company where she is working. Aunt Mary a mother of Clarisse and Mr. Clint the father of Clarisse. Mr. Kant said to be the gay owner of the boutique where Clarisse worked. He is the one who gave a chance that Clarisse reached her dreams in life . Mr. Kant is one of the reason that Clarisse succeed.
Their dialogue usually presents their characters, and reveals their personality, like of what Marlow did, by convincing Clarisse not to leave. And the conversation of Clarisse with her parents it reflect their personality for holding her parents decision not to changed their mind to not letting Clarisse to go to the city. Likewise, Clarisse also have a strong personality just to stand by her decision. As I internalized the story I think the main character involved in external conflict because she is being disturb by the people surrounds her. And yes, the other character involved in the conflict like Marlow because he is the only one know about the plan of Clarisse to leave her parents ,next when Clarisse having a problem in her worked because of Miranda by betraying her.
In this story the place and the date is perfectly arranged because the narrator begin to write the place where it happen. The opening incident in this story is when she talked her parents about her plan but her parents refuse her. The rising action of the story is when she decided to pursue her plan without the permission of her parents . How brave she is at that time to violate her parents decision. For me , it made the story more exciting ,when she left without anyone knows where she going except Marlow her childhood friend not knowing it became to be her love forever.
But for me, what if the main character did not succeed in the city where she believe that there, she can reached her dream. What will happen to her? It leaves a big question in my mind. What if she follows of her parent’s decision? Did she will become a professional model and designer like what she has right now? Perhaps she will be a successful one but in another field.
The climax of this story I think when she spurn her parent’s decision and follow her heart and the second when she faced trouble with Miranda. Because if happen that her boss in the person of Mr. Kant believed Miranda’s word against Clarisse the main character , I think she will be fired at that time if ever her boss is in favor of Miranda. Her life in the city became miserable if that happen. But, the good thing is ,the character fight against the trials that she encounter in her work . And I think it is the turning points that change the course of event of the story. By facing all the decision made by the character and by fighting all the circumstances happened to her in the city. And by going back to their hometown with proud and bring her success from the city and marry her childhood friend, it resolved the conflict at the end of the story.
The author of this short story is Miss Jamaica Collado, a third year education student. I think the author use the omniscient-third person in discussing the view point of this story because as what I have observed in this story the author uses she or he and she read the mind of the character. The author knows the feeling of the character, she feels what the character felt. But until the story end the author sticks to use one kind of narrator which is the omniscient-third person.
For me, in this paragraph of the story tells this particular point of view “Clarisse knew that her parents won’t change their minds anymore so she went to her favorite place, the mango tree near the river. She sat there and cries. Her best friend Marlow arrived. If the author of this story try to use another point of view it is possible to her.
And it should be goes like this “I knew that my parents won’t change their minds anymore so I went to my favorite place, the mango tree near the river. I sat there and cries. My best friend Marlow arrived. To change it from using Omniscient-third person to first person. Here you can see on how the story be changed if it were told from another point of view.
After I read this short story made by Miss Collado I appreciate it that much. I never thought that I can read a story written by my classmates that can reminds me of my past. I feel so great reading this story , because I relate a lot in regards of my decisions in life before I went here in Manila. I feel happy most especially the ending of the story because the character overcome the conflict in the story.
But it seems like I am not satisfied the rising action in the story ,personally I am longing for a shocking incident a rising action most especially in the climax. I wait for the conflict where the character getting more aggressive, yes being aggressive of the main character is there, when she follow her heart just to go to the city without her parents blessings but still there is a lack of explosion. What I am waiting for is the reaction of her parents that time that she left them without never saying goodbye to them. Did her parent accursed her? Of not obeying them.
I am looking for the climax of the story but in totality the story is written good. One thing more I can suggest to the author is that double check the words the spelling of the words that are going to use , because there is a word there that the same sound but different in meaning as well ,that confused me like the word “reach” . But when I analyze the sentence carefully I noticed that it should be “rich” instead of reach. But I think its only a typical error. In fairness to the author she is very diligent of what she is doing, I really appreciate her work. Looking forward to see more her writings because its an honor for me to be her critic.