ELC short story 1

Assalamualaikum, today I would like to answer several questions about short story ( Twelve and not stupid ).

1) If you were "I" in the story, what would you think of the relationship between Papa and Auntie May? Provide some reasons. 

I would think about the relationship between Papa and Auntie May is maybe they have special relationship . This is due to the relationship between the two of them look like vey friendly. Papa also do not want me to tell the truth to Mama about why I was invited late by Papa, and Papa also told me not to tell about Auntie May to Mama. Moreover, behaviour that shown by Papa has reinforce the situation that they were in love.

2) Do you like the story in general? why?

Overall, I do not like this short story because it encourages the reader to be a liar. In the view of adult, maybe she is only 12 years old but that does not mean he does not have to know the real situation of what had happened.  In my opinion, as a young girl, that does not mean that he can not distinguish those who is lying and who is telling the truth and this situation very compatible with the title twelve and I not stupid.

3) Imagine that you are going to film this short story. Describe the film in terms of the choice of the actors/actresses, scene and place. Provide some reasons to your description.

To be honest I do not know a lot in the film industry, but If I going to film this short story, characters Papa, Mama, Shasha, and Auntie May must be appropriate in order to make the story more interesting than the original storyline. In my opinion, the characters Papa and Mama must had a professional career because they were busy to spend time with their family. For Shasha character, the actress needs children who is eloquent in speech and character Auntie May maybe a teacher who has extensive experience with children to highlight the Shasha character more effectively. Scene in this film maybe at home, so it seemed natural and appropriate to the story. The film take Capital city of Malaysia as the main place to make the film more dramatic with various places of interest.