Day Thirteen

I don't think there was a clear moral, or message to the Mirror of Matsuyama. There was really no lesson to be learned either. Well... Since it was written in the Japanese culture I think if I had to choose a message; it would be to obey your parents (especially the men.) In the story it stressed obeying parents, and being very good AT ALL TIMES. I mean you know the Japanese (No stereotyping), but they're very strict people right? I think you get the point about the moral. Another message would be that sometimes you have to go through pain to get the good things in life; make sense? I actually like that message because the story had a happy ending... Just like all fairy tales!

I think those type of messages are key to teach kids at their age because it something they should learn. At the same time there is conflict on trying to teach them because everyone has to learn things on their own. I would prefer that they wouldn't have to learn things the hard, harsh way. Shedding light on these tips, and messages is important as I've mentioned before. If you teach children early on then these messages are more likely to stick with them for the rest of their lives.

I'm keeping those same messages in my story, but I'm easing up on the obeying the parents thing. I still want the moral to be obeying parents, but I don't want it to be too strict. I'm not trying to scare the children; just enforce some good behavior... That's all! I'm definitely keeping the second message as well; going through pain (hardships) to get to that happy place in life. Of course... The story will have a happy ending also. My moral is to never take things for granted, and family can conquer all; I think those are important things for the children to learn. The ultimate message is "Family is the most important thing ever", does that sound too domineering?

I'm starting to see that my story will be an emotional one, and I didn't see that coming. Actually, I kind of like it; I think I'm going to run with this idea. I hope it won't be too emotional for children though. Overall this blog seemed pretty easy when I read the prompt, and I hope I did a good job discussing my messages. Let me know what you think about this blog... Until next time, enjoy!