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Aug 05th 2012 10:27 novel English reading note
I read a book named The Name of the Rose written by Umberto Eco. It set the story on the background of disputes between Christian denomination in Middle Ages. The history of Christian is hard for me to understand. However, I still was inspired by some wit of the writer. For example, language is the gift that the God give to people to express themselves. People can protect themselves from defend by using the common language. They are able to debate with others who have different views about a controversy. They can fight for the truth by logical reasoning. In the novel, one of the plots brings the opinion to me. A innocent poor girl was caught by the guard of the cathedral and sentenced to death by fire because she was judged of witch. Before bringing to trial, the girl was screaming in local dialect which made no sense to anyone on the scene. It is so pity that the girl could not say any useful words to plead the innocence of herself. Sometimes, we owe the sound but the voice to express oneself effectively. That girl could screaming to convey her fear and frightening but she is not able to express clearly and convincingly that she is not a witch. However, in fact, she couldn't change her fate doomed to death in the background of middle ages, even she could do that.
the veet
Aug 05th 2012 15:25
  • I read a book named The Name of the Rose written by Umberto Eco.

  • I read a book called The Name of the Rose written by Umberto Eco.

 
  • It set the story on the background of disputes between Christian denomination in Middle Ages.

  • The story is set in the background of disputes between Christian denominations in the Middle Ages.

 
  • The history of Christian is hard for me to understand.

  • The history of Christianity is hard for me to understand.

 
  • However, I still was inspired by some wit of the writer.

  • However, I still was inspired by some of the writer's wit.

 
  • For example, language is the gift that the God give to people to express themselves.

  • For example, language is the gift that the God gave to people to express themselves.

 
  • People can protect themselves from defend by using the common language.

  • People can protect/defend themselves from defend by using the common language.

 
  • In the novel, one of the plots brings the opinion to me.

  • In the novel, one of the plots brings the opinion to me(?).

 
  • A innocent poor girl was caught by the guard of the cathedral and sentenced to death by fire because she was judged of witch.

  • A innocent poor girl was caught by the guard of the cathedral and sentenced to death by fire because she was judged to be a witch.

 
  • Before bringing to trial, the girl was screaming in local dialect which made no sense to anyone on the scene.

  • Before being brought to trial, the girl was screaming in a local dialect which made no sense to anyone on the scene.

 
  • It is so pity that the girl could not say any useful words to plead the innocence of herself.

  • It is such a pity that the girl could not say any useful words to plead her innocence.

 
  • Sometimes, we owe the sound but the voice to express oneself effectively.

  • Sometimes, we owe the sound but the voice(?) to express oneself effectively.

 
  • That girl could screaming to convey her fear and frightening but she is not able to express clearly and convincingly that she is not a witch.

  • That girl could scream to convey her fear and fright but she was not able to express clearly and convincingly that she was not a witch.

 
  • However, in fact, she couldn't change her fate doomed to death in the background of middle ages, even she could do that.

  • However, in fact, she couldn't change her fate doomed to death in the background of the middle ages, even if she could do that.

 
That's a difficult book!
Aug 05th 2012 19:58 zoe
Thank you very much! Yes, that is a difficult book but also interesting sometimes. Many professors recommend the novel to me, thus I read it recently.
"In the novel, one of the plots brings the opinion to me(?)."In the sentence I mean that one of the plots give me the inspiration that meaningful words is significant for a person.

"Sometimes, we owe the sound but the voice(?) to express oneself effectively."
I want to express that we can make the sound but it may not make sense to others.
Aug 05th 2012 21:39 the veet
OK, the sentences you used in your explanation are clearer than the original sentences. Enjoy your reading!!
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