Exellent writing! Very thought provoking as well!!

I enjoy it very much!

Is this fair? Is this the equal opportunity that the American Dream has been glorifying?

I think yes, it is fair. We are all born with equal rights, but never really equal.

And the American Dream is still the best dream one can dream of on this planet so I think it is still worth all the glory.

Personally, I don't understand Nan's strong urge to write poem. I haven't read the book yet, maybe he gives a good reason for it in the book. However, for the sole purpose of being blunt to stir up some emotions here in the forum, I think it sounded a little potentious. He seems to be moaning without a reason, typical Chinese intelletual's cliche. (haha) In my opinon,he could always write his poem without sacrificing his material abundance.

When I watched the movie EPL, I felt almost the same for Elisabeth. I remembered thinking to myself, what a spoiled American woman! After reading several Chapters of the book, I start to apprieciate her thinking and frankness, I start to underestand and feel her pain, and I resonate with a lot of her thoughts. The real reason behind it: Her journey - living, not travling, in different cities around the world, is also one of my dreams, which I know I will never have the opportunity to make it come true. The good thing is that I have no complaints about it either. I would never give up any material possessions to pursue it.haha. That's why I will never become a writer.

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• I beg to differ -jingbeiboy- ♂ (349 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 19:02:18

• In that case, I am against this ... -jennea- ♀ (336 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 19:13:06

• I am just saying that material abundance alone is not enough. -jingbeiboy- ♂ (46 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 19:15:33

• That I agree. I just fee that the spiritual pursuit -jennea- ♀ (1107 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 19:34:36

• Good points. I haven't read the book, so I am not sure what kind -jingbeiboy- ♂ (85 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 19:41:11

• Great discussions! -非文学青年- ♀ (784 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 20:05:00

• I guess the last sentence is the one I disagree the most~~ -jennea- ♀ (339 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 20:34:01

• hehe, maybe "noble" is an overstatement -非文学青年- ♀ (409 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 22:06:43

• Ah, now I agree with you~~ -jennea- ♀ (761 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 22:32:33

• 哈哈，you are not controversial, the topic is controversial -非文学青年- ♀ (150 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 22:37:55

• Yes. I finished Italy today, marching onto India tomorrow~ -jennea- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 22:46:08

• Good luck in India! -非文学青年- ♀ (147 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 23:10:56

• nnd, netflix上竟然没有EPL的stream了，原来有，没来得及看，现在没有stream了。ft。 -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 23:21:32

• 这是我今年看的第一部电影。 -EnLearner- ♀ (263 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 23:26:17

• 谢谢愚公，改天再听it，在netflix找到一个老片：费城故事，揍它了。 -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 23:32:11

• 我今天看了一点，想跳过去直接看后面印尼那段。 -jennea- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/10/2011 postreply 23:35:26