Distance Between Us - Journal Submissions 1
Actually ,this is my first English novel. I am very grateful to Professor Lee for giving this reading task to me . At first, I felt pressured and doubted I could not finish it at all.However, as I gradually immersed the story ,I found I was completely captivated by it, Without realizing it, my English reading skills improved along the way. At the beginning, I had to constantly look up words, but later I was able to guess meanings and read smoothly from start to finish. I realized that reading is such a wonderful way to learn. The author, RENA, uses very emontional and detailed writing to describe her childhood experiences including family separation, poverty, despair, and the lack of love. She also tells the story of immigrating to the United States, what a ruough time of crosing the brodor,and her relationships with her parents and siblings. what she had experienced make me so sorry and made me tear up several times, but Rena didn't give up pursuing educ...