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TRUELOVE

Author: Babette Cole

Year: 2003

Type: fantasy

 

 

Personal Reflection:

 

In this book, I can see what love is. The top three meanings of love I really like in it are sharing, thinking of others, and forgiving. And I love the sentence, “Sometimes love isn’t easy, but there’s always enough to go around.” I love my friends, so I share my snacks with them and eat together. I love my parents, so I always think of them when I study far from my country. I love my siblings, so I forgive them for doing something wrong all the time. Although it is sometimes difficult, I still want to cherish my love. There are a variety of love in the world, but how do we know it is love? I believe children will learn from this book. 

 

Truelove’s family had a new baby, and he could be worried about whether love was enough for both of them. However, what all he did only showed that he loved them so deeply. I like Truelove because he was so adorable, but he was still a little silly such as sharing a rat with the baby. His family couldn’t realize him because he was a dog and they didn’t know his thought. I think this part was great because in reality we really don’t know what animals’ thinking. How we break the obstacle is to observe their actions. The story describes the interaction between humans and animals. Nowadays, more and more people raise pets. Thus, it was good to use the book to teach children how precious the pets are and to live with them happily.

 

 

Analysis:

 

The protagonist, Truelove, was a dog with a few spots on his body. There was no antagonist in the story while he had an enemy who was a new baby. I think Truelove was against himself in it. He wanted to keep his family’s love. However, he loved them, so he had to love this baby, too. It was really an obstacle because his family only focus on the baby without noticing him. Finally, he wins himself. Also, he got his love back in the climax when he and his friends were caught in the police station. The tone is flat from the beginning to the end. It is a warm-hearted and gentle story. Next time, if your children ask you what love is, it’s time to take this book out.