Sing To The Dawn
A value that is important to one of the characterin the Sing to the Dawn novel.
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The novel that I have studied, Sing to the Dawn written by Mingfong Ho is about a young girl named Dawan that got a scholarship to study in the city but had to face many obstacles. The value that is important to Dawan is to be determined.
Although Dawan won the scholarship, her father did not approve and like her to continue study in the city. Nevertheless, Dawan still need her father’s permission in order to go to the city. She tried her best to persuade him because her father thought that the education is not important for girls compared to boys.
Why determined is an important value to Dawan? Firstly, she was determined to walk about 3 km under the hot sun to her cousin’s house, Noi who had experienced living in the city. Dawan was determined to persuade Noi to support her and make her father agree about her study in the city. Unfortunately, Noi was not supportive and only talk about negative things. Yet, Dawan still determined to pursue her dream.
Next, she went to see the head monk alone in the temple. This is because the head monk is the respected person in the village and everyone thinks highly of him. Dawan thinks that the head monk could be neutral /unbiased/ non-judgmental who can support her because monks are usually not biased. She even goes to the marketplace to get a lotus bud to impress the head monk. However, to her disappointment, the head is as biased as other villagers. He asks her that “what could a mere schoolgirl” like Dawan learn in the city.
We can clearly see Dawan’s determination when she talks back to her father. Her father wants to meet both Kwai and Dawan after he knows that Kwai comes in second in the test and he is furious at Kwai for not telling him. The father wants to brainwash Dawan and Kwai so that Dawan could step aside to let Kwai go in her place. Kwai stands by his sister’s side and tells his father that he could not go because that is her sister’s right. Suddenly, Dawan bravely speaks for herself and begs her father to trust her abilities and support her just like how he supports Kwai. Dawan’s words touch her father’s heart.
As a conclusion, determined is a value that very important to Dawan because without it she will not achieve her dream to further study in the city. She proves that where there is a will, there’s a way.
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