All About Me...

yesterday, we had discussed about the story tittled "Kevin" written by Catherine Lim. this short story was really interesting and have its own messages to all mothers and sons out there. in my point of view, this story is about a mother who really love and cares about her only son. unfortunately, because of her extremely way to make her son success, she failed to show to her son that she love him. Kevin, as her son only think that his mother was selfish and never think about him.

from the bottom of my heart, i really love Kevin's mother. but i don't really want a mother like this. i think she is completely superb mother. but she only miss one thing. she failed to understand her son and she don't have any empathy. maybe from her side, she think she had done the best for Kevin. she had helped Kevin to study, she make sure that Kevin have a healthy breakfast, she also know who was Kevin's friends. furthermore, in the subject that she think she was helpless, she pay a tutor to teach Kevin. this showed that she really want the best for Kevin. unfortunately, the desire of his mother to make Kevin as the best in the class make Kevin feel stress. this is because Kevin's mother was too constrain. she was not tolerate at all and want Kevin to follow her directive all the time. for example, she object to allow Kevin to watch football match and bring Kevin to watch Star Wars even though Kevin show that he wasn't happy.

personally, i am pity to Kevin. he dont have a chance to show his feeling, his will and even his desire. his life only for his mother. i am impress how he became so obedient and never rebel or object his mother. this prove how success his mother train him since child. Kevin was a good son. she always try to fulfill his mother desire more than his own. i am very touch when i read he gave a chewing gum to Boon Kee because he remember that his mother doesn't like him to chew gum. this show how obedient he were even not in front of his mother. unfortunately his mother never understand him.

what i am not agree about Kevin is about his feeling about his mother. i cant feel a love from him to his mother. how can he feel nothing when he heard his mother was warded because of her ulcers. apart from that, i dont totally blaming him since he was the victim of situation. no one should be blaming because of this. this problem can be settle down if only this mother and son try to discuss from heart to heart and try to find a solution so that both of them will get what they want. i think Kevin's mother should not put too extremely high expectation to Kevin because this not gonna work to make Kevin success. thats why he drop his result from 95 to 82. Its not what Kevin want. he had try his best. maybe because of the stress he done a lot of mistake in the examination.

in a nutshell, whatever Kevin's mother had done, she only a mother who loves her son and wanna the best for him. and Kevin need to persuade his mother to give him a little space for him to decide his life by his own. i know that Kevin love his mother. he just cannot accept the way his mother treat him.  

ps : I love you mom. :)