Title: You are special.

Author: (America) Lucdo? Martinez wrote it.

Press: China Central Radio and TV University Press

First, the story structure and content:

Rise: Wemmicks appeared-a world composed of "grey spots" and "bright spots".

Cheng: Brother Park appeared-Brother Park was constantly labeled as "gray spot", and he closed himself up and lost his luster.

Turning point: Lucia appears-Pug wants to be as free as Lucia, and he decides to see Eli.

Eli appeared-Eli gave Pug "love" and "trust". When Pug believed that he was special, a gray spot fell.

( 1)

Rise: Wemmicks appeared-a world composed of "grey spots" and "bright spots".

Wemmicks are a bunch of little idiots. They were all carved by carpenter Eli. His studio is located on a hill overlooking the whole Weimeike village.

When people come to this world, they are surrounded by all kinds of comments: beauty and ugliness, height and short, fat and thin, intelligence and clumsiness, talent and incompetence, strength and weakness ... Almost everyone wants to get more positive comments: smart, beautiful, talented and powerful, just like the Wemmicks introduced in the story "You are Special".

The beginning of the story tells us that Wemmicks are all a group of wooden heads, all created by carpenter Eli. Since it was created by carpenter Eli, it also implies that everything is the same in essence, so-called equality.

Eli, the carpenter, gave them different looks and clothes. Some of them have big noses, some have big eyes, some are tall, some are short, and their external manifestations are different. This also reveals to us that they are unique individuals in this world, because they have their own characteristics, and the world shows his richness!

Wemmicks like to pay attention to the outside world too much. They look out with their eyes all day and judge the beauty and ugliness of others with a critical heart. The result of the judgment is to divide this originally rich and beautiful world into two parts-"bright spots" and "gray spots".

In their lives, the only meaningful thing is to post "bright spots" and "gray spots" for each other. I feel that their lives are so pitiful and monotonous. Originally, they could live a rich and beautiful life, so they simply separated, just looking for and judging. Why don't they quietly observe their hearts?

"Beautiful wood with smooth wood and good paint color is always marked with stars."

The beautiful Woodenhead has only a beautiful shell, but this beautiful and brilliant appearance will eventually be changed by the years. It can be seen that what the Wemmicks saw was only a superficial and short-lived phenomenon, and the brilliance of the "stars" was only temporary. When beauty is drowned by time, what is the meaning of "stars"?

"If the wood is rough or the paint falls off, it will be gray." When the wood is rough and ugly, put a gray dot on it. However, the roughness and brightness of wood are not determined by Woodenhead himself, but by the manufacturer when he creates them. As time goes by, shouldn't Woodenhead, which used to be glamorous, become shabby?

I think: the Wemmicks who stuck gray dots on him must have never thought that one day he himself would become gray dots. ?

Aren't "bright spots" and "gray spots" also alluding to our real world?

In this era of looking at faces, people with high values can become "network celebrities" and be sought after by the world. They can chat and perform with people in online chat rooms just by their glamorous appearance, thus earning more and more "sequins", flowers, applause and wealth. And some people with physical defects or plain clothes even find it difficult to find a job that suits them. ...

In this world, all tangible things will eventually be changed by time and space, and the external appearance is only temporary. Wemmicks, on the other hand, regard this as the truth and regard it as the most important thing in life. They use "bright spots" and "gray spots" to evaluate the world. If so, aren't they very ignorant?

(2)

Cheng: Brother Park appeared-Brother Park was constantly labeled as "gray spot", and he closed himself up and lost his luster.

However, people who know nothing will only get a little gray. Puge is one of them. He wants to jump as high as others, but he always falls on all fours. Once he falls, others will come around and paint him with gray spots.

There are always some people in the world who have no gorgeous appearance or outstanding talent. They lack the capital to win "sequins", and Weimeike labeled them "gray dots". Puge is one of them.

In order to have "sequins" like others, he tried to jump again and again, but every time he didn't jump as high as he thought, he always fell to the ground.

Brother Pu's efforts were not seen by Wemmicks, only the result of his failure, so all his efforts became "grey spots". He failed again and again in order to jump high.

The aesthetes did not comfort, help, help or listen to Puge, but plastered him again and again.

I can't help feeling sorry for Puge. Although he is weak, he made so much effort to jump high, but what he got was ignored, misunderstood and plastered again and again. What a heartless man! What a lonely and helpless brother Pu!

Because of being constantly "negatively evaluated", Brother Pu doesn't want to go out.

He began to be afraid of the world, afraid that he would do stupid things again and let others give him another gray spot.

He lost confidence in himself and the world. He wants to lock himself up to protect himself. He is afraid of being hurt by others for no reason.

It can be seen that negative comments have deeply hurt Puge, and he has to live in his own world. We can also see how much Brother Pu cares about the evaluation of the outside world. Once negative evaluation becomes a trend and a strength, the person being evaluated will become less and less confident, and more and more people will follow the crowd and give him more and more "grey spots".

At this time, Puge really felt that he was not a good wooden head and that he should have "grey spots". He seldom goes out, and only goes out with people with a lot of gray spots on his body, because only in this way can he find inner comfort and balance.

With people with a lot of gray spots, does Puge really not feel inferior? No, I just found some comfort temporarily. Back to a person's world, Pug's life will be more depressed, gloomy and inferior.

From this, I thought of "Brother Pu" on campus. Many children have been given many negative comments by some teachers in one way or another, and the students have repeatedly given this child negative comments. As a result, disadvantaged children are surrounded by negative comments, and they become inferior, depressed, negative and sad. They don't want to touch the world, only dare to be with a group as weak as themselves. Their world lacks warmth and sunshine, and they are so helpless and inferior.

(3) Turn:

Lucia appeared.

Brother Pu wanted to be as free as Lucia, so he decided to see Eli.

"One day, he met a very different Wemmick. She has neither grey spots nor stars, only wood. Her name is Lucia. "

In the darkest and most helpless time of Pug's life, he met a special Weimeike, who led Pug to the future and made him see hope.

This is lucia. Lucia is special. She has no dots or stars. Lucia kept the original and real appearance that she was created.

This is the turning point of Pug's life story. Without lucia, the story can't go on. And why can Lucia remain the same? This also makes readers curious and deeply attracts readers to continue reading.

"It's not that others don't stick stickers on her, because the stickers can't be attached at all." Lucia doesn't have a sticker on him, because it's not outside. Whether Wemmicks want to stick stars or dots on her, the result is the same, and the stickers can't be attached to her!

What magical power does she have to be free from the influence of outsiders? Puge was attracted by her and saw hope at the same time. Brother Pu, who is suffering from Grey Spot, has had enough of these marks. He wants to be as free as her, without any trace!

So he asked Lucia like an elf how she could become like her. Lucia told him only one simple thing at that time, that is, to see Eli every day.

Lucia here doesn't explain in detail why she can see Eli every day without being labeled. She just told Puge to take a look for herself and pointed out the direction of Eli's studio for Puge. It can be seen that Lucia is a clever guide, pointing out the direction of Puge's future road.

Lucia left us a suspense. What keeps her from being marked? What kind of magic does Eli have?

As a reader, I silently said to Brother Pu in my heart, "Go, Brother Pu, and move forward boldly in the direction indicated by Lucia!"

I believe Eli will help you find yourself. "lucia turned and left at a brisk pace. I also left a doubt for Brother Pu: "But will he see me?" "Pug, who is inferior and covered with gray spots, is afraid that Eli can't see himself. Before he tried, he habitually denied himself, because the outside world had always denied him like that.

So Puge went home. He sat by the window and watched the Wemmicks outside chasing each other and scrambling to put stickers on others. He began to have his own judgment, and he felt that it was wrong for the Wemmicks to do so. So Brother Pu made a bold decision-to see Eli! This is really a leap in the journey of life for Brother Pu. How he wants to have the power of freedom and happiness!

4. Close:

Eli, please.

-Eli gave Pug "love" and "trust". When Pug believed that he was special, a gray spot fell.

Brother Pu walked up the path to the top of the mountain, and then walked into the big studio. Everything here is so big that he can't help but open his eyes wide. Even the stool is as high as him. He had to stand on tiptoe to see the countertop. The hammer is as long as his arm. Puge swallowed in surprise.

Puge has never seen such a big studio or such a big thing: the stool is as high as his body, the countertop of the workbench needs to stand on tiptoe to see it, and the hammer is as long as his arm. The strong contrast here makes Puge's fragile mind timid and nervous.

Because of his short stature, he has many gray spots. How can he not be nervous and timid when he sees such a tall thing in a strange environment? He is used to being denied by the world, afraid of being hit again, afraid that Eli will see his own weakness and shortcomings, so he wants to go back to his own world and not be seen by others.

Past experiences made him nervous and afraid, and at the same time, his inferiority rose quietly from his heart. He swallowed in surprise and thought, "I don't want to stay here."

He turned to go. Then he heard Eli's deep and powerful voice calling him. When Eli happily carried Brother Pu to the workbench, Eli found the mark left by others on Brother Pu.

A wonderful dialogue begins here and gradually enters the core meaning of the story. Puge said, "I didn't mean to, Eli. I am really working hard. " Eli replied, "son, you don't have to defend yourself in front of me." I don't care what other Wemmicks think. "

Eli knew Pug's inferiority complex and tried to explain that he had tried, so he comforted Pug gently and showed his love and trust for Pug. For Eli, the creator, every child is equal, and he will give all the children all the trust and love. Eli told Pug that he didn't care what other Wemmicks thought and tried to make Pug feel safe.

"You don't care?"

"I don't care, and you shouldn't care. Who gave you stars or dots? " "They're just Wemmicks, just like you. It doesn't matter what they think, Puge. " "What matters is what I think. I think you are very special. "

Eli is very clever. In order to restore Pug's confidence and happiness, he gave Pug what he needed most-trust!

He told Puge that other people's ideas are not important at all. That's just an evaluation of Wemmicks. These Wemmicks are as equal as you. Don't care about their ideas.

Because I created you, you are unique, you are different, you are special!

Here, Eli totally denies the outside world's evaluation of Pug. The purpose is to eliminate the painful memories and injuries caused by all the marks, infect Puge with his own trust, and let Puge rebuild his confidence.

However, influenced by past experience, Puge still thinks that he is not a good wood.

"I am very special? Why? I can't walk fast or jump high. My paint began to peel off, too. Why do you care about me? "

He doubted what Eli said and at the same time habitually denied himself. "Because you are mine. So I care about you. " Eli once again emphasized his trust in Pug. Eli gently and firmly conveyed this message to Pug: "Pug, please don't care about other people's comments, because you are my child, I love you, and I care about you."

Believe me, my love is more than anything. "Once upon a time, how much effort was exchanged for being labeled as a gray dot. When he failed again and again and was sad again and again, no one comforted him and cared about him. He was laughed at and despised. Poor brother Pu, his heart is so gloomy and helpless.

At this time, Pug heard Eli's words and heard Eli express his trust in himself again and again. A wonderful and unprecedented feeling rose slowly from Pug's heart.

With the further development of the story, the true meaning of the story is revealed step by step.

"Why can't the sticker be attached to her?" The creator said softly, "because she decided to value my thoughts more than others." Only when you let the sticker stick to you will the sticker stick. " ?

Yes, if you care about the evaluation of the world, those evaluations will become a part of you. If you don't care about him, your heart will naturally be pure and keep its original appearance.

Eli repeated over and over again, don't care what others think, don't care, and the sticker can't be attached to himself. While gradually overthrowing the negative information that once occupied Pug's heart, Eli emphasized his love for Pug again and again.

"The more you believe in my love, the less you care about their posts." Pug, trust Eli. Eli loves you in this world. Your birth is a great miracle. Don't be sad even if everyone abandons you, because Eli will love you!

This is the creator's promise to his children. He won't treat the world differently. What he gave to everyone was boundless love and trust. All things are equal before the creator, and Christ loves the world. I think the author of this book must be a Christian.

The end of the story is meaningful.

Brother Pu didn't stop, but thought to himself, I think what he said is true. Just as he thought so, a gray spot fell.

Brother Pu, when you believe in Eli's love, that your creator cares about you so much and loves you so much, you also believe in your special value and that you are a unique existence in this world, so when you go out, you fall into a gray spot.

Life is like a tree, standing quietly between the vast world, and no tree has the same posture as you; Life is like a leaf, freely bathed in sunshine and rain, and no leaf has the same posture as you; Life is like a flower, blooming with fragrance happily. No flower has the same posture as you. ...