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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Springboard for Discussion: Eveline



If you were Eveline, what would you do?

46 comments:

welcome said...

Grace Patricia 11409034


If I were Eveline, I would keep in home to look after my home, families, and keep my promise to my mother. I will never disappointed with my choise. At the end of story, Eveline left her love like a helpless animal/ I will not defeat my position as woman at that time. In that period female were still viewed as less than men. So woman unable to hold position of power.

I think I will look after my father and make him to be a good man again. Because I don't want to hurt anybody. And for my love, Frank, I will ask her to marry me and leave together in my house.

Anonymous said...

Tania, 11409011
If I were Eveline, I won't just stay there and do nothing. I'll go talk to my father about his bad behaviours and, let's just say, fight back; not just stay put and accept whatever my father did to me and tell him that he is so wrong. I also won't be easily fall for some sailor-guy like Frank which was so full of bull (but who knows, just in case anyway). Then I'll also fight for my own happiness and not just sit in the old house, mourning about the past, but instead of it I'll keep moving forward and do the best for my future

Edward said...

There are many choices in our live. Even sometimes we thought that we have no choice, we always still have a few, actually. Human-being only lives once, and that life we running on will never happen again. So, we must decide what is the best for our happiness - not only us ourselves, but people around us too.

At the end of the story, Evelyn have 2 choices. Flee with Frank, or stay at her homeland caring her family. Unfortunately, it was a very little time for her at that time to decide, and she chose to stay and just stood like helpless animal watching Frank fleeing.

If I were Eveline, I'd follow my true love wherever he goes, rather than stay in my life-time homeland doing things I'd done for many years for nothing. Such a boring life, isn't it?
I'd go with Frank and live happy with him.
(Prayogo Edward, 11409038)

frederick s.p. 11409051 said...

if i were eveline, i will go with the one that i love and bring the children also.
because a promise to take care a house is nothing compare to love that we need to sacrifice.
i believe if mother still alive,she would let eveline live happily with the one that she love..

Unknown said...

I would've done the same thing. Even though I'm throwing away my chance with Frank, I can always have another boyfriend, but we only have one mom and one dad.

Anonymous said...

Silvania Krisna
11409046

If I were Eveline, I don't want to lost my future, my life must continue whatever it takes. And if I have a choice between my future life and my past promises, then I'll choose to step forward. In another word I'll choose to live with Frank, but I won't forget about my past too. But my priority is to move on.

James Vivaldi - 11409039 said...

If I were Eveline, I wouldn't be fall in love with him, because I'm a male just as Frank.H9.(Just Kidding).
Well, I better to stay than travel in a distance in order to discover a new unknown world with somebody that I've just met. It seems like a gambling to live somewhere with stranger without certainty. Eventhough I am falling in love.
Indeed, love could drive me crazy sometimes like Mr Satya has told us(love is blind), but if someone whom I love still insist to live together with me, I'll also ask her to live with me here. let me see, if she wants to stay with me it proves that she loves me, otherwise she doesn't really love me.

Eka J. Saimima (11409037) said...

Of course I would do the same thing. Parents treat us till growing up. They know us better than anyone else. We even don't know maybe they've sacrificed themselves just for us. So, if we have to sacrifice other things, even our love, why not?

Juwita said...

Juwita Estherina P, 11409003

If I were eveline, I would stay with my father eventhough he was rude to me because whatever he did to me he was always my father and always knew what was the best way for me because of choosing to live with my father I would try to convince him whatever he had done was wrong and I also try to change his mind about what how to be an extraordinary that. I knew Frank was a very kind,manly,open-hearted. on the other hand, I would think twice because he was a sailor and he would usually travel and live me alone.

Yessica Hartono - 11409004 said...

if i were eveline, i would do the same thing like her. maybe our love to our boyfriend or girlfriend are blind. but love that our parents gives to us is blind too. You can't see that but you can feel it. Altough her father had bad personality but you can see that he still worried about eveline. In my opinion better or not, Family is still more important than anything in this world.

Ashley said...

Ashley (11408043)

If I were Eveline. I would follow Frank because he can bring me to new world and make my life more better even I don't really love him. I don't care. I know that it is not sure that make my life better than before. it's just challenge in my life. in the book, Eveline don't want to be a her mother, but she did many things as her mother. I think she afraid that something new also, she thinks she has to take care her family. Yea. we have to take care of out family. Family is not more than others. However, Her family always lean on her. they don't mind to help her and so on.
because of this If I were Eveline. I would to follow Frank.
New challenge in my life!!!

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Della said...

Delviana K.S (11409031)
If I were Eveline, I would follow my heart, though it might hurt everyone around me. Eveline seemed to be sealed by the obligatory that always made her stand in the shadow of her family. That influenced how Eveline decided her life, and I personally think that is wrong..
We never know what future will bring us..

So, the decision of my future should be because of my will, not just because of the obligatory..

Anonymous said...

Deviany (11409028)
If I were Evelyn, I would ask Frank to live with my father because I promised my mother to take care my family.. And I didn't have the heart to leave my family..

Anonymous said...

if i am evelin.....

i will ask my boyfriend to live with me in the my home together and my father....


regina T
11409035

Anonymous said...

Yuliani Meiling T
11409002
class A

If I was Eveline....
I wouldn't stay with my father because my father didn't responsibility, exspecially his family.
I didn't want to go with Frank, because Frank not really love me...
and I already know him....
I must survive alone.....

Anonymous said...

If I were Eveline, I would stay at house and I wouldn't leave my father. Because, My parents had been taking care of me and he prepared all things that I need until I became teenager. So, I would stay with my father and taking care of him. Because I know that my parent's suggestion is the best for me.

Wida Felim Gunawan - 11409015
Class A

Anonymous said...

Wynda Pramithasari
11409009
If i was evelin, I pray to God and do what want to me although i must leave my family or frank...

Anonymous said...

Felicia Gunawan(11409019)
If I were Eveline, I would do the same thing as she did. because, I've just met Frank for about a few weeks. And I didn't know his real character, so i wouldn't take any risk for going somewhere i didn't know, with someone I didn't really know too. Maybe, I would ask him to stay for a while, so I can know him more, so I can decide that he really suitable for me or not.

Anonymous said...

Amanda - 11409005

If I were Eveline, I wouldn't decide to go with Frank as easy as that. I have to think a lot and try to know Frank better. How can I depend my life on someone who I've just known for a few weeks?
Though I am in the stress condition, just like Eveline, I won't marry someone who I haven't known well. But, I won't just stay at home and do nothing too..
If I can't make my family's life get better, and I can't keep them together, I will start a new life. My own life. I mean, I'll try to live separately from my family and try to build a new life, with a new hope too.

Anonymous said...

If I were Eveline, I wouldn't go with someone who I've just known for a few weeks. It's not that easy to depend my whole life on someone who I haven't known well. But, I won't just stay at home and keep quiet in that kind of situation. If I couldn't make my family's life get better, I would try to begin a new life. My own life with a new hope too.

Linda Yuniarti-11409001 said...

If I were Eveline, I wouldn't leave with Frank because I didn't know him well. I would take time to know him deeper so I could develop this relationship better. I also wouldn't leave my home because I promised to my mother to take care of our home. About my father, I would try to talk with him that his behavior was bad so he could realize that his attitude is wrong and he would change his self for his daughter and son.
I (as Eveline) think it's a good idea because beside I can express my self (that I don't like my father's behavior), I can respect my father too.

Anonymous said...

Victor Samuel K. (11409006)
said....
If I were Eveline, I will persuade my father to receive Frank as my husband, because I believe in Frank that he is a good guy, responsible, and well-established.I won't unmindful my father although I live in Buenos Aires.If it realizes,I can help my father's and younger siblings's necessities.So, we(I,my father,my siblings)can get a better life to all same as our family's
hopes.And also the distance from Buenos Aires to Irlandia(Dublin)not very long distances.(I think the transportation and communication in that era has satisfied enough).(11409006)

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Henky said...

If i were Eveline,i would go with Frank,because i need a new life.
I don't care about my promise to my mother.
I must think about my future for a better life.
Now i'm not a child anymore.

Henky Kurniawan
11409021

Levina said...

If I were Eveline, I would choose to stay with my father. Frank is someone that I've just met, and no matter how bad my father is, after all he is still my father. I cannot abandon him for a man that is not yet verified to be a good and honest man. Father will always know the best for his daughter, and I feel that I have to trust him.

-Levina (11409022)-

Cynthia said...

If I were Eveline, I would not leave my father and siblings.
Even though Eveline's father is a drunker and not a good father, however he never do sth really really bad to his children. He also do not leave his children in any situation.
He is still Eveline's father anyway.
As a daughter, Eveline should respect her father and not leaving him in any situation.
if Eveline leave him, it means she's escaping from the reality. She's not trying to change the family's condition but she run away from it. who will take care of her father then?
In addition, Eveline doesn't really know Frank. What she know about Frank is very narrow. She has been blind by love until she can't see obvious facts about sailor like her father did.

* Cynthia < 11409023 > *

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Clara Antonia Odelia said...

if i were eveline i'll make the other decision that go and married with the man that i love because frank is a good man. I think i have a chance to make my life better and i'm mature so i have a right to go and leave the old house. but if i can i'll take the children to and i'll often see the house.

Clara Antonia Odelia

Jessica Puspa said...

Jessica Puspa
Class A
11409024

If I were Eveline,I'll talk to my father about all things have done to us. We will try to solve it together. For the next,I'll stay with my father and try to change him to be a good man. Because I believe that isn’t impossible if I want to give an opportunity to him,he will become better. And for Frank,I’ll ask him to stay with me and leave together with my father. Because I promised to my mother to take care my family. I’ll not leave my father alone. Because my family is the most important for me, than the other else.

Anonymous said...

If I were Eveline, I would try to get my own happiness by finding somenone who really love me. I am sure that everybody have a chance to be happy in his/her life.
But of course I will not leave my family alone. I will look after my father although in the past he was not a good man and try to apologize him.
And for the man who really love me, I hope he will understand about me and do not ask me to leave my faher.

Jesslyn Susilo
11409016

Anonymous said...

If I were Eveline, I would come back to my father and left Frank, because I think Frank might not be the right person because I've just met him.
And I would come back to my father because my father still my parent although he was rude to me

Yenny (11409013)

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Dinda Mutiara_11409017 said...

If I were Eveline, i would live with my father....... but, first of all, i will make my father realize his "sins" ..... and after that, I will live with him and try to be like my mother that always wanted to keep our family together. i will explain to Frank about why I choose that way and then leave him. but, we can still be friends.....

I really respect and love my mother, so I will do whatever she wants or that can makes her happy although she has died.....

if necessary, i won't get married.......i want to be single for the rest of my life so that I can take care of my family and make my mother happy...

Marceline-11409007 said...

Marceline-11409007

If I were Eveline, I wouldn't go with Frank although I love him. Ihad to know about Frank's personality because people change sometimes.

So, I would keep my promise to my mom, which stayed and kept my family

Admin: said...

Dinda: Wont get married, huh? Sounds heroic :P

Marceline: Do you think your mother will let you suffer because of your promise to her?

Stephani Inesia_11409018 said...

if i were Eveline, I would never leave my family. Family is the most important thing in my life. I would tell my father to change his behaviour, so that we can start a new and happy life together.
I will leave Frank and tried to make my family has a better life. I'll leave Frank because it was my father's advice. Even though my father was having a bad behaviour, he was my father and he knew the best for his daughter. But I would still fight for my happiness. I think that is my chocie.

Anonymous said...

Intan
11409012

If I were Eveline, I will not follow Frank, because I think I've just met him. I don't know him so much. He can become rude too because based on his occupation which identical with such of violence..
So I think the best thing to do is to go back to family. I trust that if I give all my problems to God, I'll always can solve my problems whatever it's. Just pray to God and do the best.
Thx.. ^^

Anonymous said...

i think if i were eveline i will do a same things with her..
without family,we don't have and cn do anything because family is everything..altough her father have mistake we always must respect him..
love can come and go but family be until forever..

FENNY
11409027

Lielie said...

Lili
11409029

if i were eveline, i would've done the same thing, to choose my father,of course. Nevertheless he bad attitude to me, because he's still my father. Whatever he done, he is still my father...i will keep that promise too and ask Frank to live together in that house...

Anonymous said...

Kesetiaan
11409041

If I were Eveline,I'll choose my parents, because my parents is very important in my life, they've been taking care of me until now. And if I choose to go with Frank, then I'm really a selfish person, and for my love with Frank, I'II pray to God until something happen.

Anonymous said...

Eirene.D
11409049

Well, in Eveline's condition, maybe it's so hard to decide.
But, I'll make a decision that can make a benefit for myself. As we know, Eveline had had a terrible life. So, I think it is the right time to make a brighter life.
I'll pick to follow my lovely FraNk,but, if I don't have brighter future;I'll turn to my father.
Perhaps, my first choice affect my daddy's behavior. I mean he can appreciate me more than ever.

Anonymous said...

natalia 11409032

If I were Eveline
I'll leave my homeland.
although I've promised my mother to take care of my family, but it's about my life...
I've to decide my own life.
Of course I love them... but I couldn't take care of them if I'm in depressed situation.
That just will hurt my self and people around me...

Anonymous said...

Daniel[11409047]

if i were Eveline,i would choose my own future.
Not only accept what my parents told me,because life is only once.
I should do the best and choose the best for my future.
Although it must been CRASH my parents and my soulmate.

Sari Mustika-11409025 said...

Sari Mustika
11409025

If I were Eveline, I won't go with Frank. Although perhaps I love him, I only know him for weeks and I can't really depend my live on him.
I won't leave my father. I will get smart and hide my money where he can't find it. I'll try to help him to realize what a man he is now and try to get him back to who he was.

Melissa Elaine 11409010 A said...

Melissa Elaine 11409010

If I were Eveline, I wuold keep I will talk to my father about his bad behaviours and keep my family and keep my promise to my mother. Or I will be hard worker to by new home and I will tell my Mom and My brother to start our life with peacefully in my new home. And leave my father if he can't chance his bad habbit