Hyunseop Shin World Lit Journal

  8/10 While reading this short story, I thought Grouv and Anna were both crazy people. Both of them were married, but they cheated on each other while travling and went to a place where they lived. This is crazy. No matter how much Grouv hated his wife, how can he do this when he has children? However, reading this short story, the more I felt that the writer wanted to look at it in a good way. There is a saying in Korean. If I do it, romance. If others do it, affair. It seems to feel different depending on the perspective. However, although this short story is an omniscient writer's point of view, it felt like Grouv was explaining it himself because readers can see the main character's mind. In other words, since the main character and the narrator's position are closer, the relationship between infidelity seems to have felt like romance. If the relationship between the narrator and the protagonist is separated, I think it will be more focused on infidelity than romance. ...

6/10  In the book, Ivan was walking around and met widows in the garden where the campfire was. He says about the story of Peter. However, after the story, Lukerya stares upon Ivan and Vasilissa weep.  I thought Ivan is the type of Hero giving knowledge to people. Specifically, Vasilissa, showed tears by the story. Maybe she felt some guilt that she couldn’t help Lukerya. In the end, the storyteller, Ivan feels positive and the story mood shows warmth. It makes the atmosphere hopeful. Based on these moods maybe Vasilissa regrets her guilt and can be changed. Also, the writer says Ivan is 22 years old. It shows he has a lot of possibilities that can make more people regret their life. Furthermore, I think it shows the possibility that Russian society can be change (134 words)

 7.5/10 Reading this short story I felt it is the foundation stone of multi-universe. These days there are lots of movies that use multi universes for the story. Avengers: End Game is one of the movies it uses multi universes. It shows quantum theory and goes to the past. However, in the movie, the Ancient One says to Hulk that she cannot give a “time stone” because even though giving the stone can save the future world it will take risks into the present world. Maybe it is saying butterfly effect. Just based on this book “ A sound of Thunder” was not really fun but paring with other movies or novels was fun. Also, it was amazing that the author thinks about the multi-universe in the 1950s. Even though there were no specific principles but it is creative to think of this idea. (145words)