Denny+Clematis

__**Revenge and Forgiveness**__ ENG3U1-05 media type="file" key="revenge.mp3" width="240" height="20"

__Collage Explanation:__ - The atomic bomb in the collage symbolize the World War II, It symbolize the destruction the war has caused to the world and the people. it also symbolize the internal destruction of John, the main character, because the atomic bomb forced John to move to Canada and ruined his life. - The angry face symbolize the hatred between the Canadians have toward the Japanese after the war. It also symbolize the rejection the Japanese faced when they were trying to join the Canadian society. - The picture of a hand holding knife symbolize revenge because when people are holding knife like this, it is usually for hurting people. - picture of two people hugging each other symbolize peace and forgiveness. - The mask is an item the John used for his revenge, it also symbolize how John has to arm himself for the anger and rejection of the Canadian society.

__Excerpt:__ One day, when I was walking pass the school yard, a couple of people in my school came up to me. They stopped me and the leader, Alex said “Hey Ken, we don’t like you and we don’t like you being in our country, so go home, pack your things and scram back your home country. You can do it yourself, or we can force you do it.” Then they started pushing me around. I cannot take this anymore, I give the person who just pushed me a black eye and kick another person in the stomach. We started fighting. Then after a while, they went away. I was seriously injured, and I was suspended for 2 weeks. The school principal didn’t believe what I said and the people who hurt me could still go to school. I was furious. “Why can they taunt me and hurt me and get away with it? Why do I get in trouble for fighting back?” I thought to myself.

**__Collage Sources:__** //-// //Angry Man//. Digital image. Web. .

//- Atomic Burst Over Hiroshima, 1945//. Photography. //Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.//Web. 23 Oct 2011. []

- //Forgiveness//. Digital image. Web. .

- //Hand Holding Knife//. Digital image. Web. .

- //JAPANESE NOH MASK.//. Fine Art. //Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.// Web. 23 Oct 2011. [|http://quest.eb.com/media/image.htm?mediaId=140_16557]