Understanding The Drama In Life

Life has been very hectic and tiring for the past few months, especially in April. It seems to me that the dateline for my assignments at work and my studies are all in April. I hardly have time to update this personal space of mine here. The important events in April which make me feel like I need more than 24/7: 1. 10th April - Choral Speaking competition which was held in SAM Bestari. The students performed well, it's just that this time luck wasn't on our side. The students were upset when the judge announced that we were in the second place. However, we managed to compete again for the district level next week, 17th April. Oh gosh!! Same day as my seminar! 2. 17th April - For the past two weeks I have been busy preparing and working on my paper for the Australian and Canadian Literature Seminar. As it was my first time presenting, I have to really make sure that I am 100% prepared and do not mumble in front of others. And of course I pray so hard hoping that not many would...

Below is the abstract of the paper that I am working on currently, for Australian and Canadian Literature course. The seminar will be on the 17th April but I need to get it done by this coming Thursday. Oh gosh! Thinking about the coming seminar alone is already good enough to give me nightmares and send the chill to my spine. Will I be able to make it?? This study is based on two of Tim Winton’s work, namely, “The Turning” and “Family” from his fiction novel, The Turning. These two works provide a brief overview on the frailties of ordinary people whose lives are not what they had hoped for. The characters are often hurt, irritated, frustrated and damaged. In “The Turning”, the hardship of the main character, Raelene, seems to awaken her that she is missing something in her life and is trying to do her best to seek the reason why she is feeling such way. She illustrates herself as a woman who is “hungry”; in search of food for her empty soul. Whereas in “Family”, deals about the pa...